Volume 56, Issue 17 pp. 4762-4766
Communication

Highly Selective Synthesis of cis-Enediynes on a Ag(111) Surface

Tao Wang

Tao Wang

National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029 China

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Haifeng Lv

Haifeng Lv

CAS Key Laboratory of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026 China

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Dr. Qitang Fan

Dr. Qitang Fan

National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029 China

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Lin Feng

Lin Feng

National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029 China

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Prof. Dr. Xiaojun Wu

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Xiaojun Wu

CAS Key Laboratory of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026 China

Hefei National Laboratory of Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Synergetic Innovation of Quantum Information & Quantum Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026 China

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Prof. Dr. Junfa Zhu

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Junfa Zhu

National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029 China

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First published: 27 March 2017
Citations: 48

Graphical Abstract

Selective on-surface synthesis of cis-enediyne-type compounds is reported for the first time. Bromide-substituted terminal alkynes transform into cis-enediynes on a Ag(111) surface at 420 K. Coadsorbed bromide ions help the formed cis-enediynes aggregate into close-packed islands through Br⋅⋅⋅H bonds, which impose a high steric barrier to further reaction of cis-enediyne.

Abstract

Cis-enediyne-type compounds have received much attention as potent antitumor antibiotics. The conventional synthesis of cis-enediynes in solution typically involves multiple steps and various side reactions. For the first time, selective one-step synthesis of cis-enediyne from a single reactant is reported on a Ag(111) surface with a yield up to 90 %. High selectivity for the formation of cis-enediyne originates from the steric effect posed by weak intermolecular interactions, which protect the cis-enediyne from further reaction. A series of comparative experiments and DFT-based transition-state calculations support the findings. The described synthetic approach for directing reaction pathways on-surface may illuminate potential syntheses of other unstable organic compounds.

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