title: Unique intermolecular reaction of simple porphyrins at a metal surface gives covalent nanostructures.
abstract: Deposition of a porphyrin onto metallic copper followed by heating leads to an unprecedented type of linking of the molecules giving a mixture of covalent multiporphyrin nanostructures at the surface.
authors: Surface Science Research Centre and Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK L69 7ZD.
authors: Mendel
authors: M
authors: In't Veld
authors: Patrizia
authors: P
authors: Iavicoli
authors: Sam
authors: S
authors: Haq
authors: David B
authors: DB
authors: Amabilino
authors: Rasmita
authors: R
authors: Raval
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011166:Porphyrins; D003300:Copper