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On-surface synthesis of porous graphene nanoribbons containing nonplanar [14]annulene pores

The precise introduction of nonplanar pores in the backbone of graphene nanoribbon represents a great challenge. Here, we explore a synthetic strategy toward the preparation of nonplanar porous graphene nanoribbon from a predesigned dibromohexabenzotetracene monomer bearing four cove-edges. Successive thermal annealing steps of the monomers indicate that the dehalogenative aryl-aryl homocoupling yields a twisted polymer precursor on a gold surface and the subsequent cyclodehydrogenation leads to a defective porous graphene nanoribbon containing nonplanar [14]annulene pores and five-membered rings as characterized by scanning tunneling microscopy and noncontact atomic force microscopy. Although the C–C bonds producing [14] annulene pores are not achieved with high yield, our results provide new synthetic perspectives for the on-surface growth of nonplanar porous graphene nanoribbons.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:88195
Date22 January 2024
CreatorsAjayakumar, M. R., Di Giovannantonio, Marco, Pignedoli, Carlo A., Yang, Lin, Ruffieux, Pascal, Ma, Ji, Fasel, Roman, Feng, Xinliang
PublisherWiley-VCH GmbH
Source SetsHochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion, doc-type:article, info:eu-repo/semantics/article, doc-type:Text
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Relation2642-4169, 10.1002/pol.20220003, info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/European Commission/Horizon2020 | ERC | ERC-COG/819698//Development of Thiophene Based Conjugated Polymers in Two Dimensions/T2DCP, info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/European Commission/H2020 | SGA-RIA/881603//Graphene Flagship Core Project 3/GrapheneCore3

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