title: On-Surface Observation of the Formation of Organometallic Complex in a Supramolecular Network.
abstract: The on-surface formation of organometallic monomers or oligomers, especially in supramolecular network, attracts an extensive interest for chemists and material scientist. In this work, we have investigated metal coordination between zinc (II) phthalocyanine (ZnPc) and 1, 3-di (4-pyridyl) propane (dipy-pra) in the 2, 6, 11-tricarboxydecyloxy-3, 7, 10-triundecyloxy triphenylene (asym-TTT) supramolecular template by means of scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) substrate under ambient conditions. The experimental results demonstrate that every two ZnPc molecules in one nano-reactor connect with each other through one dipy-pra molecule by metal-coordination interaction. In this coordinating process, the template of asym-TTT supramolecular networks plays a significant role.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Organo-pharmaceutical Chemistry, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yibao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Organo-pharmaceutical Chemistry, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Linxiu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Organo-pharmaceutical Chemistry, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Chunhua
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Organo-pharmaceutical Chemistry, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Organo-pharmaceutical Chemistry, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yulan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: 1] Key Laboratory of Organo-pharmaceutical Chemistry, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, P. R. China [2] Material and Chemical Engineering Department, Pingxiang University, Pingxiang 337055, China.
authors.forename: Xiaolin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Qingdao
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zeng