title: Single-molecule chemical reactions tracked at the atomic-bond level.
abstract: On the right track: Recent advances in noncontact atomic force microscopy (nc-AFM) have enabled the bond-resolved imaging of reaction pathways. In particular, unprecedented insights into complex enediyne cyclization cascades on silver surfaces were gained by single-molecule imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graphene Research Centre, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543 (Singapore).
authors.forename: Jiong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Kian Ping
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Loh
keywords: atomic force microscopy; molecular imaging; reaction mechanisms; scanning tunneling microscopy; surface chemistry