Single-Molecule Chemical Reactions Tracked at the Atomic-Bond Level
Dr. Jiong Lu
Department of Chemistry, Graphene Research Centre, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543 (Singapore)
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Prof. Dr. Kian Ping Loh
Department of Chemistry, Graphene Research Centre, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543 (Singapore)
Department of Chemistry, Graphene Research Centre, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543 (Singapore)Search for more papers by this authorDr. Jiong Lu
Department of Chemistry, Graphene Research Centre, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543 (Singapore)
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Prof. Dr. Kian Ping Loh
Department of Chemistry, Graphene Research Centre, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543 (Singapore)
Department of Chemistry, Graphene Research Centre, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543 (Singapore)Search for more papers by this authorGraphical Abstract
On the right track: Recent advances in noncontact atomic force microscopy (nc-AFM) have enabled the bond-resolved imaging of reaction pathways. In particular, unprecedented insights into complex enediyne cyclization cascades on silver surfaces were gained by single-molecule imaging.
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