Porphyrin-Based Two-Dimensional Coordination Kagome Lattice Self-Assembled on a Au(111) Surface

A two-dimensional network of metal-coordinated Kagome lattice has been self-assembled by free-base tetrapyridyl porphyrin molecules on a Au(111) surface. Au ad-atoms offered by the surface coordinate the pyridyl functions of the neighboring porphyrins in a 2-fold linear coordination. Comparison of the self-assemblies of the same molecules on various surfaces (Au, Ag, and Cu) underlines the fact that both structural and chemical characteristics of surfaces play important roles in determining the supramolecular adlayer structures.