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Getting a reaction: A condensation reaction occurs between a dialdehyde and an amine coadsorbed on a Au(111) surface in an ultrahigh vacuum. The self-assembled structures formed by the diimine reaction product on the surface have been investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy (see image). A solvent-free reaction path is proposed from DFT calculations.
Weigelt et al. (Mon,) studied this question.