Unique intermolecular reaction of simple porphyrins at a metal surface gives covalent nanostructures.
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.
In't Veld
Mendel
M
Surface Science Research Centre and Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK L69 7ZD.
Iavicoli
Patrizia
P
Haq
Sam
S
Amabilino
David B
DB
Raval
Rasmita
R
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
D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011166:Porphyrins; D003300:Copper