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 …

Metal–organic coordination structures are materials comprising reticular metal centers and
organic linkers in which the two constituents bind with each other via metal–ligand …

Two-dimensionally extended, polycyclic heteroaromatic molecules (heterocyclic
nanographenes) are a highly versatile class of organic materials, applicable as functional …

A key challenge in the field of nanotechnology, in particular in the design of molecular
machines, novel materials or molecular electronics, is the bottom-up construction of …

Surface covalent organic frameworks (SCOFs), featured by atomic thick sheet with
covalently bonded organic building units, are promised to possess unique properties …

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 …

The invention of the scanning tunneling microscope has led to the visualization of molecules
in real space on atomically flat conductive substrates. This has boosted research into …

The covalent linking of acetylenes presents an important route for the fabrication of novel
carbon-based scaffolds and two-dimensional materials distinct from graphene. To date few …

Porous graphenes : two-dimensional polymer synthesis with atomic precision - Chemical
Communications (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/B915190G Royal Society of Chemistry View …

Conspectus Chemical reactions may take place in a pure phase of gas or liquid or at the
interface of two phases (gas–solid or liquid–solid). Recently, the emerging field of “surface …