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Synthesis and STM Imaging of Symmetric and Dissymmetric Ethynyl‐Bridged Dimers of Boron–Subphthalocyanine Bowl‐Shaped Nanowheels
Author(s) -
Jacquot de Rouville HenriPierre,
Garbage Romain,
Ample Francisco,
Nickel Anja,
Meyer Joerg,
Moresco Francesca,
Joachim Christian,
Rapenne Gwénaël
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201201123
Subject(s) - boron , chemistry , class (philosophy) , crystallography , nanotechnology , materials science , computer science , organic chemistry , artificial intelligence
The future's wheel : A new class of wheels, based on subphthalocyanine fragments, for future incorporation in functional nanovehicles is reported (see figure). The syntheses of a symmetric wheel, a nitrogen‐tagged wheel, and their ethynyl‐bridged homodimers are presented. Theoretical calculations and STM imaging demonstrate the advantage of a bowl‐shaped structure and the efficiency of the tag for STM imaging.