On-Surface Driven Formal Michael AdditionProduces m-PolyanilineOligomers on Pt (111)

[EN] On-surface synthesis is emerging as a highly rational bottom-up methodology for the synthesis of molecular structures that are unattainable or complex to obtain by wet chemistry. Here, oligomers of meta-polyaniline, a known ferromagnetic polymer, were synthesized from para-aminophenol building-...

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Autores: Ruiz del Árbol, Nerea, Sánchez-Sánchez, Carlos, Otero, Gonzalo, Martínez, José I., Andrés, Pedro L. de, Gómez-Herrero, Ana C., Merino, Pablo, Piantek, Marten, Serrate Donoso, David, Lacovig, Paolo, Lizzit, Silvano, Alemán, José, Ellis, Gary James, López, María Francisca, Martín-Gago, José A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/227159
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/227159
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Coupling reactions
DFT
NC-AFM/STM
On-surface synthesis
Polyaniline
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Sumario:[EN] On-surface synthesis is emerging as a highly rational bottom-up methodology for the synthesis of molecular structures that are unattainable or complex to obtain by wet chemistry. Here, oligomers of meta-polyaniline, a known ferromagnetic polymer, were synthesized from para-aminophenol building-blocks via an unexpected and highly specific on-surface formal 1, 4 Michael-type addition at the meta position, driven by the reduction of the aminophenol molecule. We rationalize this dehydrogenation and coupling reaction mechanism with a combination of in situ scanning tunneling and non-contact atomic force microscopies, high-resolution synchrotron-based X-ray photoemission spectroscopy and first-principles calculations. This study demonstrates the capability of surfaces to selectively modify local molecular conditions to redirect well-established synthetic routes, such as Michael coupling, towards the rational synthesis of new covalent nanostructures.