Selective on-surface covalent coupling based on metal-organic coordination template

Synthesizing precise conjugated nanostructures on a surface requires fine control over the covalent reaction pathways. Here, the authors show that reversible coordinative bonds can be used to template on-surface C-C coupling reactions, guiding the formation of porous organic nanoribbons.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shuaipeng Xing, Zhe Zhang, Xiyu Fei, Wei Zhao, Ran Zhang, Tao Lin, Danli Zhao, Huanxin Ju, Hu Xu, Jian Fan, Junfa Zhu, Yu-qiang Ma, Ziliang Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07933-0