Nanoscale insight into C–C coupling on cobalt nanoparticles†
Abstract
The Ullmann coupling of bromobenzene to biphenyl on Co nanoparticles proceeds below room temperature via an intermediate in which phenyl groups are bound directly to metallic Co. A similar surface-bound benzyl intermediate is observed for coupling of benzylbromide to bibenzyl on Co.
- This article is part of the themed collection: Scanning Probe Studies of Molecular Systems