Atomic force microscopy for molecular structure elucidation

L Gross, B Schuler, N Pavliček… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Using scanning probe microscopy techniques, at low temperatures and in ultrahigh vacuum,
individual molecules adsorbed on surfaces can be probed with ultrahigh resolution to …

Generation, manipulation and characterization of molecules by atomic force microscopy

N Pavliček, L Gross - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2017 - nature.com
Using atomic manipulation, one can dissociate, form and rearrange bonds, as well as alter
the conformation or charge state of molecules. The molecular structures of reactants …

An sp-hybridized molecular carbon allotrope, cyclo [18] carbon

K Kaiser, LM Scriven, F Schulz, P Gawel, L Gross… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Carbon allotropes built from rings of two-coordinate atoms, known as cyclo [n] carbons, have
fascinated chemists for many years, but until now they could not be isolated or structurally …

Heavy oil based mixtures of different origins and treatments studied by atomic force microscopy

B Schuler, S Fatayer, G Meyer, E Rogel, M Moir… - Energy & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Heavy oil molecular mixtures were investigated on the basis of single molecules resolved by
atomic force microscopy. The eight different samples analyzed include asphaltenes and …

Molecules on Insulating Films: Scanning-Tunneling Microscopy Imaging<? format?> of Individual Molecular Orbitals

J Repp, G Meyer, SM Stojković, A Gourdon… - Physical Review Letters, 2005 - APS
Ultrathin insulating NaCl films have been employed to decouple individual pentacene
molecules electronically from the metallic substrate. This allows the inherent electronic …

Synthesis of Cyclo[18]carbon via Debromination of C18Br6

LM Scriven, K Kaiser, F Schulz, AJ Sterling… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Cyclo [18] carbon (C18, a molecular carbon allotrope) can be synthesized by
dehalogenation of a bromocyclocarbon precursor, C18Br6, in 64% yield, by atomic …

Current-induced hydrogen tautomerization and conductance switching of naphthalocyanine molecules

P Liljeroth, J Repp, G Meyer - Science, 2007 - science.org
The bistability in the position of the two hydrogen atoms in the inner cavity of single free-
base naphthalocyanine molecules constitutes a two-level system that was manipulated and …

Controlling the charge state of individual gold adatoms

J Repp, G Meyer, FE Olsson, M Persson - Science, 2004 - science.org
The nature and control of individual metal atoms on insulators are of great importance in
emerging atomic-scale technologies. Individual gold atoms on an ultrathin insulating sodium …

Theories of scanning probe microscopes at the atomic scale

WA Hofer, AS Foster, AL Shluger - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2003 - APS
Significant progress has been made both in experimentation and in theoretical modeling of
scanning probe microscopy. The theoretical models used to analyze and interpret …

Total synthesis of norzoanthamine

M Miyashita, M Sasaki, I Hattori, M Sakai, K Tanino - Science, 2004 - science.org
Norzoanthamine, an alkaloid isolated from Zoanthus sp., can suppress the loss of bone
weight and strength in ovariectomized mice. Norzoanthamine derivatives can also strongly …