On-surface self-organization of a robust metal-organic cluster based on copper(I) with chloride and organosulphur ligands.

Direct sublimation of a Cu4Cl4 metal–organic cluster on Cu(110) under ultra-high vacuum allows the formation of ultra-large well-organized metal–organic supramolecular wires. Our results show that the large monomers assemble with each other by π–π interactions connecting dipyrimidine units and are stabilized by the surface.