ResearchGateOn-Surface Formation of Cyano-Vinylene Linked Chains by Knoevenagel Condensation
Chemistry - A European Journal 27, 1-6 (2021).
K. H. Au-Yeung, T. Kühne, D. Becker, M. Richter, D. A. Ryndyk, G. Cuniberti, T. Heine, X. Feng, and F. Moresco.
Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202103094

The rapid development of on-surface synthesis provides a unique approach toward the formation of carbon-based nanostructures with designed properties. Herein, we present the on-surface formation of CN-substituted phenylene vinylene chains on the Au(111) surface, thermally induced by annealing the substrate stepwise at temperatures between 220 °C and 240 °C. The reaction is investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy and density functional theory. Supported by the calculated reaction pathway, we assign the observed chain formation to a Knoevenagel condensation between an aldehyde and a methylene nitrile substituent.
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ResearchGateOn-Surface Formation of Cyano-Vinylene Linked Chains by Knoevenagel Condensation
Chemistry - A European Journal 27, 1-6 (2021).
K. H. Au-Yeung, T. Kühne, D. Becker, M. Richter, D. A. Ryndyk, G. Cuniberti, T. Heine, X. Feng, and F. Moresco.
Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202103094

The rapid development of on-surface synthesis provides a unique approach toward the formation of carbon-based nanostructures with designed properties. Herein, we present the on-surface formation of CN-substituted phenylene vinylene chains on the Au(111) surface, thermally induced by annealing the substrate stepwise at temperatures between 220 °C and 240 °C. The reaction is investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy and density functional theory. Supported by the calculated reaction pathway, we assign the observed chain formation to a Knoevenagel condensation between an aldehyde and a methylene nitrile substituent.
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