Diverse supramolecular structures self-assembled by a simple aryl chloride on Ag(111) and Cu(111)†
Abstract
Diverse self-assembled structures were obtained on Cu(111) and Ag(111) surfaces by using a simple and small 4,4′′-dichloro-1,1′:4′,1′′-terphenyl molecule. Surprisingly, a complicated supramolecular self-assembled vortex structure, composed of 15 molecules in a large unit, was realized through the collaboration of hydrogen bonding and halogen bonding.
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