Controlling a chemical coupling reaction on a surface: tools and strategies for on-surface synthesis

S Clair, DG de Oteyza - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
On-surface synthesis is appearing as an extremely promising research field aimed at
creating new organic materials. A large number of chemical reactions have been …

Confined on-surface organic synthesis: Strategies and mechanisms

T Wang, J Zhu - Surface Science Reports, 2019 - Elsevier
On-surface synthesis has been one of the hottest research fields in surface science in the
last decade, owing to its great potential for bottom-up synthesis of functional molecules and …

Influence of molecular configurations on the desulfonylation reactions on metal surfaces

J Wang, K Niu, C Xu, H Zhu, H Ding… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
On-surface synthesis is a powerful methodology for the fabrication of low-dimensional
functional materials. The precursor molecules usually anchor on different metal surfaces via …

Single vanadium atoms anchored on graphitic carbon nitride as a high-performance catalyst for non-oxidative propane dehydrogenation

N Kong, X Fan, F Liu, L Wang, H Lin, Y Li, ST Lee - ACS nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
In comparison with oil-based cracking technologies, the on-purpose dehydrogenation of
propane (PDH) is a more eco-friendly and profitable approach to produce propylene. By …

Steering On-Surface Reactions by Kinetic and Thermodynamic Strategies

T Wang, Q Fan, J Zhu - The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
On-surface synthesis has emerged as a powerful tool to fabricate various functional low-
dimensional nanostructures with atomic precision, thus becoming a promising platform for …

On‐Surface Synthesis of Graphyne‐Based Nanostructures

X Li, H Zhang, L Chi - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The successful synthesis of stacking graphdiynes has stimulated numerous fascinating
applications. However, it still remains challenging to prepare atomically precise 2D …

Quantum-confined superfluid reactions

Y Hao, S Pang, X Zhang, L Jiang - Chemical Science, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
A helium atom superfluid was originally discovered by Kapitsa and Allen. Biological
channels in such a fluid allow ultrafast molecule and ion transport, defined as a quantum …

Tribo-catalysis triggered the in-situ formation of amphiphilic molecules to reduce friction and wear

W Song, J Li, C Zeng, C Ouyang, S Sun, K Wang… - Tribology …, 2023 - Elsevier
A coating composed of Au/Ag/Cu was deposited onto steel surfaces to catalyze the
tribochemical reaction of polyalphaolefin (PAO), resulting in the formation of amphiphilic …

Cooperation of N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes on a Gold Surface

S Amirjalayer, A Bakker, M Freitag… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Atomically precise tailoring of interface structures is crucial for developing functional
materials. We demonstrate an N‐heterocyclic carbene (NHC) based molecular tool, which …

Controlled Hierarchical Dehydrogenation Reactions on Au (111)

H Zhu, Y Zheng, X Fan, J Wang, C Deng… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
X–H (X= N, C, O...) bonds are abundant among organic precursors; controllable scission of
hydrogenation atoms with high selectivity, therefore, has acquired extensive interest. In this …