Activation Energy for the Self‐Metalation Reaction of 2H‐Tetraphenylporphyrin on Cu(111)

Abstract

By simply counting individual molecules in STM images after defined heating steps, the kinetic parameters and the activation energy of a complex surface reaction can be determined quantitatively. This procedure was demonstrated for the metalation of 2H-tetraphenylporphyrin (2HTPP) with substrate atoms on a Cu(111) surface. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.