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Deprotection, Tethering, and Activation of a Catalytically Active Metalloporphyrin to a Chemically Active Metal Surface: [SAc]4P-Mn(III)Cl on Ag(100)

The article reports results of great importance because it establishes a general methodology for reproducibly creating robust surface-tethered metalloporphyrins (or other organometallic complexes) for use in a wide range of applications, including sensors, electrochemistry, and molecular electronics. In this particular case the world's first organometallic-metal hybrid catalytic system capable of heterogeneously epoxidising model alkenes is created – an unreported process previously only possibly using homogeneous methods.