Direct quantitative identification of the "surface trans-effect".

ABSTRACT: The strong parallels between coordination chemistry and adsorption on metal surfaces, with molecules and ligands forming local bonds to individual atoms within a metal surface, have been established over many years of study. The recently proposed "surface trans-effect" (STE) appears to be a further manifestation of this analogous behaviour, but so far the true nature of the modified molecule-metal surface bonding has been unclear. The STE could play an important role in determining the reactivities of surface-supported metal-organic complexes, influencing the design of systems for future applications. However, the current understanding of this effect is incomplete and lacks reliable structural parameters with which to benchmark theoretical calculations. Using X-ray standing waves, w

SUBMITTER: Deimel PS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6022009 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature