Photogeneration and Visualization of a Surface‐Stabilized Dinitrene
Nitrenes are known as key intermediates in various chemical reactions. Nitrene transfer reactions are particularly effective for synthesizing nitrogen-containing compounds, where metal catalysts play a crucial role in controlling nitrene reactivity and selectivity. In this study, we demonstrate the formation of a stable surface-supported dinitrene on Au(111) through UV irradiation of its diazide precursor, characterized by scanning probe techniques. The photoreaction mechanism is elucidated with wavelength-dependent experiments and time-dependent density functional theory calculations. Our findings present the first real-space visualization of a metal nitrene adsorbed on a surface, highlighting its potential in catalysis and surface functionalization.
Authors
- José Ángel Martín-Gago (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2663-491X)
- Pingo Mutombo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8175-7587)
- Irena G. Stará̈ (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5267-9604)
- Karl‐Heinz Ernst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2077-4922)
- Federico Frezza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6511-3880)
- Christophe Nacci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6540-7202)
- Pavel Jelı́nek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5645-8542)
- Carlos Sánchez‐Sánchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8644-3766)
- Ana Sánchez‐Grande (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5499-0199)
- Ivo Starý (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5468-3148)
- Sofia Canola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-8203)
- Jiří Klívar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8174-8720)
- Leonhard Grill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9247-6502)
- José María Gómez-Fernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6405-3879)
- Jan Berger
- Qifan Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5297-7206)
Institutions
- University of Graz (AT)
- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ES)
- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials (CZ)
- FZU ‒ Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (CZ)
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (CZ)
- Czech Technical University in Prague (CZ)
- Palacký University Olomouc (CZ)
- Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Published
- 2025-03-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202502640
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.46
Funders
- Ministerstvo Školství, Mládeže a Tělovýchovy
- Grantová Agentura České Republiky
- Austrian Science Fund