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β‐Disubstituted Pentacene Derivatives: Thin Film Structural Properties and Four‐Probe Field Effect Mobility Open
2,9‐ and 2,10‐diphenylpentacene were synthesized by direct C−H borylation of ketal‐protected pentacene, followed by halodeboronation, resolution of the dihalo isomers, Suzuki arylation, cleavage of the ketals and decarbonylation in the sol…
Large-distance quantum confinement passing through a single-layer graphene Open
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Tuning the Diradical Character of Pentacene Derivatives via Non-Benzenoid Coupling Motifs Open
The development of functional organic molecules requires structures of increasing size and complexity, which are typically obtained by the covalent coupling of smaller building blocks. Herein, with the aid of high-resolution scanning tunne…
CCDC 2071402: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
Benzohexacene guide in accurate determination of field effect carrier mobilities in long acenes Open
Four-probes mobility vs. V GS in the linear regime ( V DS = −10 V) for benzohexacene based transistor.
On-Surface Decarboxylation Coupling Facilitated by Lock-to-Unlock Variation of Molecules upon the Reaction Open
On-surface synthesis (OSS) involving relatively high energy barriers remains challenging due to a typical dilemma: firm molecular anchor is required to prevent molecular desorption upon the reaction, whereas sufficient lateral mobility is …
Subsurface‐Carbon‐Induced Local Charge of Copper for an On‐Surface Displacement Reaction Open
Transition‐metal carbides have sparked unprecedented enthusiasm as high‐performance catalysts in recent years. Still, the catalytic properties of copper carbide remain unexplored. By introducing subsurface carbon to Cu(111), a displacement…
View article: Synthesis and Absorption Properties of Long Acenoacenes
Synthesis and Absorption Properties of Long Acenoacenes Open
Acenes, polyaromatic hydrocarbons composed of linearly fused benzene rings have received immense attention due to their performance as semiconductors in organic optoelectronic applications. Their appealing physicochemical properties, such …
On‐Surface Decarboxylation Coupling Facilitated by Lock‐to‐Unlock Variation of Molecules upon the Reaction Open
On‐surface synthesis (OSS) involving relatively high energy barriers remains challenging due to a typical dilemma: firm molecular anchor is required to prevent molecular desorption upon the reaction, whereas sufficient lateral mobility is …
Preparative-Scale Synthesis of Nonacene Open
During the last years we have witnessed progressive evolution of preparation of acenes with length up to dodecacene by on-surface synthesis in UHV or generation of acenes up to decacene in solid matrices at low temperatures. While these pr…
Preparative-Scale Synthesis of Nonacene Open
During the last years we have witnessed progressive evolution of preparation of acenes with length up to dodecacene by on-surface synthesis in UHV or generation of acenes up to decacene in solid matrices at low temperatures. While these pr…
Preparative-scale synthesis of nonacene Open
During the last years we have witnessed progressive evolution of preparation of acenes with length up to dodecacene by on-surface synthesis in ultra-high vacuum or generation of acenes up to decacene in solid matrices at low temperatures. …
View article: Preparation of Tetrabenzo[4.4.2]undecastarphene by On‐Surface Synthesis
Preparation of Tetrabenzo[4.4.2]undecastarphene by On‐Surface Synthesis Open
A large dissymmetric starphene molecule, the tetrabenzo[ a , c , u , w ]naphtho[2,3‐ l ]nonaphene, was obtained by first preparing a soluble precursor which was then sublimated on a Au(111) surface in an ultra‐high vacuum. In a second step…
View article: A Large Starphene Comprising Pentacene Branches
A Large Starphene Comprising Pentacene Branches Open
Starphenes are attractive compounds due to their characteristic physicochemical properties that are inherited from acenes, making them interesting compounds for organic electronics and optics. However, the instability and low solubility of…
View article: On-Surface Synthesis of Chlorinated Narrow Graphene Nanoribbon Organometallic Hybrids
On-Surface Synthesis of Chlorinated Narrow Graphene Nanoribbon Organometallic Hybrids Open
Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) and their derivatives attract growing attention due to their excellent electronic and magnetic properties as well as the fine-tuning of such properties that can be obtained by heteroatom substitution and/or edge…
View article: Long-range ordered and atomic-scale control of graphene hybridization by photocycloaddition
Long-range ordered and atomic-scale control of graphene hybridization by photocycloaddition Open
Chemical reactions that convert sp2 to sp3 hybridization have been demonstrated to be a fascinating yet challenging route to functionalize graphene. So far it has not been possible to precisely control the reaction sites nor their lateral …
Correction to On-Surface Synthesis with Atomic Hydrogen Open
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On-Surface Synthesis with Atomic Hydrogen Open
Surface-assisted synthesis has become a powerful approach for generation of molecular nanostructures, which could not be obtained via traditional solution chemistry. Nowadays there is an intensive search for reactions that could proceed on…
Preparation of a Key Tetraene Precursor for the Synthesis of Long Acenes Open
The tetraene 7,7‐dimethoxy‐2,3,5,6‐tetramethylenebicyclo[2.2.1]heptane is a key compound for the preparation of a large variety of acenes protected by a carbonyl bridge. We report herein a medium scale preparation in seven steps of this va…
Self-decoupled tetrapodal perylene molecules for luminescence studies of isolated emitters on Au(111) Open
Self-decoupled tetrapodal perylene molecules were designed, synthesized, and deposited on the Au(111) surface through the electrospray ionization technique. Photoluminescence and lifetime measurements show that the chromophore groups of th…
On‐Surface Synthesis Open
On‐surface synthesis represents a chemical approach whereby molecular building blocks holding adequate functional groups are dosed onto surfaces that support or even drive their covalent linkage. The new environment created by the surface …
A Practical General Method for the Preparation of Long Acenes Open
The field of long acenes, the narrowest of the zig‐zag graphene nanoribbons, has been an area of significant interest in the past decade because of its potential applications in organic electronics, spintronics and plasmonics. However the …
Bicomponent Supramolecular Architectures at the Vacuum–Solid Interface Open
This review aims at giving the readers the basic concepts needed to understand two-dimensional bimolecular organizations at the vacuum-solid interface. The first part describes and analyzes molecules-molecules and molecules-substrates inte…
Diacetylene polymerization on a bulk insulator surface Open
Atomic force microscopy images and density-functional theory calculations elucidate on-surface diacetylene polymerization on the bulk insulator surface of calcite.
Construction of 2D nanoporous networks by coupling on-surface dynamic imine chemistry and dipole-stabilized self-assembly Open
Double-walled nanoporous networks based on the Schiff base reaction of nonplanar tripodic building blocks and subsequent dipole-directed self-assembly were fabricated on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG).