title: Dehydrogenative Homocoupling of Alkyl Chains on Cu(110).
abstract: Through the interplay of high-resolution scanning tunneling microscopy imaging and density functional theory calculations, the stepwise dehydrogenative homocoupling of alkyl chains on Cu(110) is demonstrated, proceeding from the intact chain, via the dehydrogenative intermediates, to the formation of the divers final coupling products.
authors.affiliation: Tongji-Aarhus Joint Research Center for Nanostructures and Functional Nanomaterials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Caoan Road 4800, Shanghai, 201804, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Liangliang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.affiliation: Tongji-Aarhus Joint Research Center for Nanostructures and Functional Nanomaterials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Caoan Road 4800, Shanghai, 201804, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Tongji-Aarhus Joint Research Center for Nanostructures and Functional Nanomaterials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Caoan Road 4800, Shanghai, 201804, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Chi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Tongji-Aarhus Joint Research Center for Nanostructures and Functional Nanomaterials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Caoan Road 4800, Shanghai, 201804, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yuanqi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.affiliation: Tongji-Aarhus Joint Research Center for Nanostructures and Functional Nanomaterials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Caoan Road 4800, Shanghai, 201804, P. R. China. xuwei@tongji.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xu
keywords: C−H activation; dehydrogenation; density functional theory; scanning tunneling microscopy; surface chemistry