Intermolecular coupling and intramolecular cyclization of aryl nitriles on Au(111)

Chem Commun (Camb). 2019 Sep 24;55(77):11611-11614. doi: 10.1039/c9cc03418h.

Abstract

The on-surface dimerization reaction of an organic nitrile on Au(111) is reported. The formation of the product, which contains five newly formed σ-bonds and a diazapyrene core structure, was investigated and characterized by scanning tunneling microscopy. Experimental and computational studies of reference compounds support our findings.