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Surface-Confined Two-Step Synthesis of the Complex (Ammine)(meso-tetraphenylporphyrinato)-zinc(II) on Ag(111)

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posted on 2007-04-26, 00:00 authored by Ken Flechtner, Andreas Kretschmann, Liam R. Bradshaw, Marie-Madeleine Walz, Hans-Peter Steinrück, J. Michael Gottfried
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, NH3 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.

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