Fig. 1
From: On-surface light-induced generation of higher acenes and elucidation of their open-shell character

Light-induced on-surface formation of heptacene and nonacene. Schematic representation of the photodissociation of α-bisdiketone protected heptacene (1, top panel) and nonacene (2, bottom panel) precursors on a Au(111) surface to give rise to the formation of heptacene and nonacene, respectively