Fig. 1
From: Self-assembly directed one-step synthesis of [4]radialene on Cu(100) surfaces

The [1 + 1 + 1 + 1] cyclotetramerization reaction of self-assembled alkyne groups. The one-step synthesis of tetraphenyl[4]radialenes via a novel [1 + 1 + 1 + 1] cyclotetramerization reaction pathway on the Cu(100) surface