Synthesis and characterization of [7]triangulene
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- 1. Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
- 2. Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, and Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden, Technical University of Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
- 3. Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V., Hohe Straße 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany
- 4. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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In this record we provide data to support our recent findings related to the fabrication of [7]triangulene. Triangulene and its π-extended homologues constitute non-Kekulé polyradical frameworks with high-spin ground states, and are anticipated to be key components of organic spintronic devices. In our publication we report a combined in-solution and on-surface synthesis of the hitherto largest triangulene homologue, [7]triangulene (C78H24), consisting of twenty-eight benzenoid rings fused in a triangular fashion. We employ low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy to confirm the chemical structure of individual molecules adsorbed on a Cu(111) surface. While neutral [7]triangulene in the gas phase is predicted to have an open-shell septet ground state; our scanning tunneling spectroscopy measurements, in combination with density functional theory calculations, reveal chemisorption of [7]triangulene on Cu(111) together with considerable charge transfer, resulting in a closed-shell state. Furthermore, substantial hybridization between the molecular orbitals of [7]triangulene is observed.
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Journal reference (Manuscript where the results are discussed) S. Mishra, K. Xu, K. Eimre, H. Komber, J. Ma, C. A. Pignedoli, R. Fasel, X. Feng and P. Ruffieux, Nanoscale 13, 1624-1628 (2021)., doi: 10.1039/D0NR08181G