With the rapid development of scanning probe microscopy, it has become possible to study
polymerization processes on suitable surfaces at the atomic level and in real space. In the …

This review covers the surface chemistry of porphyrins, phthalocyanines, their metal
complexes, and related compounds, with particular focus on chemical reactions at …

On-surface synthesis is the bottom-up construction of covalent bonds between molecular
building blocks, which has been greatly developed during the past decade. Dozens of …

We report on a stepwise on-surface polymerization reaction leading to oriented graphene
nanoribbons on Au (111) as the final product. Starting from the precursor 4, 4 ″-dibromo-p …

Organic oligomers and polymers with extended π-conjugation are the fundamental building
blocks of organic electronic devices. Novel routes are being explored to create tailor-made …

We computationally study the reaction mechanisms of halogen-based covalent self-
assembly, a major route for synthesizing molecular nanostructures and nanographenes on …

We provide insight into surface-catalyzed dehalogenative polymerization, analyzing the
organometallic intermediate and its evolution into planar polymeric structures. A combined …

The synthesis of novel polymeric materials with porphyrinoid compounds as key
components of the repeating units attracts widespread interest from several scientific fields …

We report the synthesis of extended two-dimensional organic networks on Cu (111), Ag
(111), Cu (110), and Ag (110) from thiophene-based molecules. A combination of scanning …

Abstract'Covalent self-assembly', ie the on-surface synthesis of covalent organic aggregates
and networks, has received considerable attention. This review covers recent scanning …