Well-organised two-dimensional self-assembly controlled by in situ formation of a Cu(ii)-coordinated rufigallol derivative: a scanning tunnelling microscopy study†
Abstract
The two-dimensional self-assembly of rufigallol derivatives and their metal coordination were studied by scanning tunnelling microscopy. Ex situ Cu(II)-coordinated rufigallol derivatives exhibited columnar structures with some defects, whereas regular and linear structures were formed upon in situ metal coordination at solid/liquid interfaces.