RT Journal Article T1 Synthesis and characterization of a non-planar cyclophenylene on Au(111) A1 Salaverría Bugallo, Sergio A1 Irizar Landa, Martín A1 Janeiro Rodríguez, Jesús A1 Angulo Portugal, Paula A1 Wang, Tao A1 Calupitan, Jan Patrick A1 Rodríguez Fernández, Jonathan A1 García Lekue, Aran A1 Corso, Martina A1 Artacho, Emilio A1 Peña Gil, Diego A1 Pérez Meirás, María Dolores A1 Oteyza, Dimas G. de K1 Cyclophenylene K1 On-surface synthesis K1 Metal-coordination K1 Scanning tunneling microscopy K1 Density functional theory AB The article reports the surface-assisted synthesis of a non-planar cyclophenylene derivative containing four meta- and two para-connected phenylene moieties on Au(111), via hierarchical Ullmann coupling of a 1,10 dibrominated angular [3]phenylene and subsequent C–C bond cleavage at the four-membered rings. Scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy (STM/STS) were used for the characterization of its chemical structure and electronic properties. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations support the experimental observations PB Wiley-VCH GmbH SN 0947-6539 YR 2025 FD 2025-03-17 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/45497 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/45497 LA eng NO S. Salaverria, M. Irizar, J. Janeiro, P. Angulo-Portugal, T. Wang, J. Patrick Calupitan, J. Rodríguez-Fernández, A. Garcia-Lekue, M. Corso, E. Artacho, D. Peña, D. Pérez, D. G. de Oteyza. Synthesis and Characterization of a Non-planar Cyclophenylene on Au(111). Che. Eur. J. 2025, 31, e202404256 NO This is the accepted manuscript of an article published in Chem. Eur. J. (2025). © 2025 Wiley-VCH GmbH. The final published version is available at the publisher’s website: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.2024042. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving NO This work was supported by grants PID2022-140845OB−C62, PID2022-140845OB−C64, PID2022-140845OB−C66 and PID2022-139933NB−I00, funded by the Spanish MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and FEDER Una manera de hacer Europa. We also acknowledge grants TED2021-132388B−C43 and TED2021-132388B−C44, funded by the Spanish MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and the European Union “NextGenerationEU”/PRTR. Further support is acknowledged from the European Union Horizon2020 through FET-Open Project SPRING (Grant No. 863098) and ERC Synergy Grant MolDAM (951519), the Xunta de Galicia (Centro de investigación do Sistema universitario de Galicia accreditation 2023–2027, ED431G 2023/03) and the European Union (European Regional Development Fund - ERDF). A.G−L also acknowledges the financial support received from the IKUR Strategy under the collaboration agreement between Ikerbasque Foundation and DIPC on behalf of the Department of Education of the Basque Government. E.A. further acknowledges a María de Maeztu award to Nanogune, Grant No. CEX2020-001038-M, funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033, and the Quantum Sense project of the Diputación General de Gipuzkoa. JJ thanks the AEI for the award of a pre-doctoral fellowship (PRE2020-092897) DS Minerva RD 20 may 2026