Self-assembly directed one-step synthesis of [4]radialene on Cu(100) surfaces

Radialenes have distinct structural, electronic and chemical properties from other hydrocarbons, but their synthesis remains a challenge. Here, the authors report a copper catalyzed one-step synthetic protocol of [4]radialene via the cyclotetramerization of phenylacetylene molecules upon thermal act...

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Main Authors: Qing Li, Jianzhi Gao, Youyong Li, Miguel Fuentes-Cabrera, Mengxi Liu, Xiaohui Qiu, Haiping Lin, Lifeng Chi, Minghu Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05472-2