Surface-Confined Two-Step Synthesis of the Complex (Ammine)(meso-tetraphenylporphyrinato)-zinc(II) on Ag(111) FlechtnerKen KretschmannAndreas BradshawLiam R. WalzMarie-Madeleine SteinrückHans-Peter GottfriedJ. Michael 2007 We report the first example of a surface-confined two-step synthesis of axially coordinated metalloporphyrin complexes in an ultrahigh vacuum environment. Specifically, a monolayer of tetraphenylporphyrin on an Ag(111) surface was metalated with coadsorbed Zn atoms, and thereafter, NH<sub>3</sub> ligands were attached to the metal centers. The surface reactions were monitored with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The approach outlined in this work can be employed to produce and study adsorbates of various axially coordinated porphyrin complexes, including biologically relevant systems.