Surface confined synthesis of porphyrin containing two-dimensional polymers: the effect of rigidity and preferential adsorption of building blocks

Chem Commun (Camb). 2015 Apr 7;51(27):5864-7. doi: 10.1039/c5cc00659g. Epub 2015 Mar 2.

Abstract

We have designed and synthesized two porphyrin containing two-dimensional (2D) polymers based on the imine linkage. Both the 2D polymers are revealed to be 2D organic semiconductors with band gaps of around 1 eV. STM characterization reveals that the rigidity and affinity of building blocks to the surface has essential effects on the topology of the 2D polymers.