Photogeneration and Visualization of a Surface‐Stabilized Dinitrene
Abstract 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 Academy of Sciences, Institute of Analytical Chemistry (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
- Published
- 2025-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202502640
- Primary Topic
- Machine Learning in Materials Science
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00