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_id: '17980'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: We study the formation of covalent gold–carbon bonds in benzyltrimethylstannane
    (C10H16Sn) deposited on Au in ultra-high-vacuum conditions. Through X-ray photoemission
    spectroscopy and X-ray absorption measurements, we find that the molecule fragments
    at the Sn–benzyl bond when exposed to Au surfaces at temperatures as low as −110
    °C. The resulting benzyl species is stabilized by the presence of Au(111) but
    only forms covalent Au–C bonds on more reactive Au surfaces like Au(110). We also
    present spectroscopic proof for the existence of an electronic “gateway” state
    localized on the Au–C bond that is responsible for its unique electronic properties.
    Finally, we use DFT-based nudged elastic band calculations to elucidate the crucial
    role played by the under-coordinated Au surface in the formation of Au–C bonds.
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: letter_note
author:
- first_name: Arunabh
  full_name: Batra, Arunabh
  last_name: Batra
- first_name: Gregor
  full_name: Kladnik, Gregor
  last_name: Kladnik
- first_name: Narjes
  full_name: Gorjizadeh, Narjes
  last_name: Gorjizadeh
- first_name: Jeffrey
  full_name: Meisner, Jeffrey
  last_name: Meisner
- first_name: Michael
  full_name: Steigerwald, Michael
  last_name: Steigerwald
- first_name: Colin
  full_name: Nuckolls, Colin
  last_name: Nuckolls
- first_name: Su Ying
  full_name: Quek, Su Ying
  last_name: Quek
- first_name: Dean
  full_name: Cvetko, Dean
  last_name: Cvetko
- first_name: Alberto
  full_name: Morgante, Alberto
  last_name: Morgante
- first_name: Latha
  full_name: Venkataraman, Latha
  id: 9ebb78a5-cc0d-11ee-8322-fae086a32caf
  last_name: Venkataraman
  orcid: 0000-0002-6957-6089
citation:
  ama: Batra A, Kladnik G, Gorjizadeh N, et al. Trimethyltin-mediated covalent Gold–Carbon
    bond formation. <i>Journal of the American Chemical Society</i>. 2014;136(36):12556-12559.
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1021/ja5061406">10.1021/ja5061406</a>
  apa: Batra, A., Kladnik, G., Gorjizadeh, N., Meisner, J., Steigerwald, M., Nuckolls,
    C., … Venkataraman, L. (2014). Trimethyltin-mediated covalent Gold–Carbon bond
    formation. <i>Journal of the American Chemical Society</i>. American Chemical
    Society. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1021/ja5061406">https://doi.org/10.1021/ja5061406</a>
  chicago: Batra, Arunabh, Gregor Kladnik, Narjes Gorjizadeh, Jeffrey Meisner, Michael
    Steigerwald, Colin Nuckolls, Su Ying Quek, Dean Cvetko, Alberto Morgante, and
    Latha Venkataraman. “Trimethyltin-Mediated Covalent Gold–Carbon Bond Formation.”
    <i>Journal of the American Chemical Society</i>. American Chemical Society, 2014.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.1021/ja5061406">https://doi.org/10.1021/ja5061406</a>.
  ieee: A. Batra <i>et al.</i>, “Trimethyltin-mediated covalent Gold–Carbon bond formation,”
    <i>Journal of the American Chemical Society</i>, vol. 136, no. 36. American Chemical
    Society, pp. 12556–12559, 2014.
  ista: Batra A, Kladnik G, Gorjizadeh N, Meisner J, Steigerwald M, Nuckolls C, Quek
    SY, Cvetko D, Morgante A, Venkataraman L. 2014. Trimethyltin-mediated covalent
    Gold–Carbon bond formation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 136(36),
    12556–12559.
  mla: Batra, Arunabh, et al. “Trimethyltin-Mediated Covalent Gold–Carbon Bond Formation.”
    <i>Journal of the American Chemical Society</i>, vol. 136, no. 36, American Chemical
    Society, 2014, pp. 12556–59, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1021/ja5061406">10.1021/ja5061406</a>.
  short: A. Batra, G. Kladnik, N. Gorjizadeh, J. Meisner, M. Steigerwald, C. Nuckolls,
    S.Y. Quek, D. Cvetko, A. Morgante, L. Venkataraman, Journal of the American Chemical
    Society 136 (2014) 12556–12559.
date_created: 2024-09-09T10:59:21Z
date_published: 2014-08-14T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-01-02T13:49:12Z
day: '14'
doi: 10.1021/ja5061406
extern: '1'
external_id:
  pmid:
  - '25121718'
intvolume: '       136'
issue: '36'
language:
- iso: eng
month: '08'
oa_version: None
page: 12556-12559
pmid: 1
publication: Journal of the American Chemical Society
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - 1520-5126
  issn:
  - 0002-7863
publication_status: published
publisher: American Chemical Society
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: Trimethyltin-mediated covalent Gold–Carbon bond formation
type: journal_article
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volume: 136
year: '2014'
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