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Conformational Control of Chemical Reactivity for Surface-Confined Ru-Porphyrins

  • Peter Knecht
  • , Joachim Reichert
  • , Peter S. Deimel
  • , Peter Feulner
  • , Felix Haag
  • , Francesco Allegretti
  • , Manuela Garnica
  • , Martin Schwarz
  • , Willi Auwärter
  • , Paul T.P. Ryan
  • , Tien Lin Lee
  • , David A. Duncan
  • , Ari Paavo Seitsonen
  • , Johannes V. Barth
  • , Anthoula C. Papageorgiou
  • Technical University of Munich
  • IMDEA Nanociencia
  • Diamond Light Source
  • Imperial College London
  • Technical University of Vienna
  • Ecole Normale Supérieure
  • École Normale Supérieure and Paris Sciences and Lettres (PSL) Research University

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Abstract

We assess the crucial role of tetrapyrrole flexibility in the CO ligation to distinct Ru-porphyrins supported on an atomistically well-defined Ag(111) substrate. Our systematic real-space visualisation and manipulation experiments with scanning tunnelling microscopy directly probe the ligation, while bond-resolving atomic force microscopy and X-ray standing-wave measurements characterise the geometry, X-ray and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy the electronic structure, and temperature-programmed desorption the binding strength. Density-functional-theory calculations provide additional insight into the functional interface. We unambiguously demonstrate that the substituents regulate the interfacial conformational adaptability, either promoting or obstructing the uptake of axial CO adducts.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)16561-16567
Number of pages7
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume60
Issue number30
DOIs
StatePublished - 19 Jul 2021

Keywords

  • CO ligands
  • X-ray spectroscopy
  • ab-initio calculations
  • metalloporphyrins
  • scanning probe microscopy

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