Heteroatom-Doped Perihexacene from a Double Helicene Precursor: On-Surface Synthesis and Properties
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Abstract
We report on the surface-assisted synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of the hitherto longest periacene analogue with oxygen-boron-oxygen (OBO) segments along the zigzag edges, that is, a heteroatom-doped perihexacene 1. Surface-catalyzed cyclodehydrogenation successfully transformed the double helicene precursor 2, i.e., 12a,26a-dibora-12,13,26,27-tetraoxa-benzo[1,2,3-hi:4,5,6-h'i']dihexacene, into the planar perihexacene analogue 1, which was visualized by scanning tunneling microscopy and noncontact atomic force microscopy. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, together with theoretical modeling, on both precursor 2 and product 1, provided further insights into the cyclodehydrogenation process. Moreover, the nonplanar precursor 2 underwent a conformational change upon adsorption on surfaces, and one-dimensional self-assembled superstructures were observed for both 2 and 1 due to the presence of OBO units along the zigzag edges.
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