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Wiley, Angewandte Chemie, 11(121), p. 2004-2007, 2009

DOI: 10.1002/ange.200805689

Wiley, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 11(48), p. 1970-1973, 2009

DOI: 10.1002/anie.200805689

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Self-Assembly of Fivefold-Symmetric Molecules on a Threefold-Symmetric Surface

Journal article published in 2009 by Olivier Guillermet, Eeva Niemi, Samuthira Nagarajan, Xavier Bouju, David Martrou, André Gourdon ORCID, Sébastien Gauthier
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Abstract

Buckybowls: The adsorption of penta-tert-butylcorannulene, a molecule with fivefold symmetry, on Cu(111), a surface with threefold symmetry, is investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy complemented by structure calculations. The symmetry mismatch is resolved by the formation of threefold-symmetric subunits consisting of three molecules, which combine with single molecules to form a nearly perfect filling of the plane (see picture).