The wide use of copper is limited by its rapid oxidation. Main oxidation mitigation
approaches involve alloying or surface passivation technologies. However, surface alloying
often modifies the physical properties of copper, while surface passivation is characterized
by limited thermal and chemical stability. Herein, we demonstrate an electrochemical
approach for surface‐anchoring of an N‐heterocyclic carbene (NHC) nanolayer on a copper
electrode by electro‐deposition of alkyne‐functionalized imidazolium cations. Water …

The wide use of copper is limited by its rapid oxidation. Main oxidation mitigation
approaches involve alloying or surface passivation technologies. However, surface alloying
often modifies the physical properties of copper, while surface passivation is characterized
by limited thermal and chemical stability. Herein, we demonstrate an electrochemical
approach for surface-anchoring of an N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) nanolayer on a copper
electrode by electro-deposition of alkyne-functionalized imidazolium cations. Water …