Transforming Surface Coordination Polymers into Covalent Surface Polymers: Linked Polycondensed Aromatics through Oligomerization of N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Intermediates

Abstract

Isomerize and polymerize! Thermally induced tautomerization of the N-heteropolycyclic 1,3,8,10-tetraazaperopyrene to a Wanzlick-type carbene intermediate on a Cu(111) surface leads to covalently linked polyaromatic chains, which can be mechanically manipulated. The pictures show the respective structures superimposed on the STM images. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2002/2008/z704072_s.html or from the author. 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.