Diameter-dependent, progressive alkylcarboxylation of single-walled carbon nanotubes

We demonstrate diameter-dependent, progressive alkylcarboxylation of single-walled carbon nanotubes by recycling a modified Billups-Birch reaction. The strong diameter dependence was confirmed by Raman spectroscopy. Alkylcarboxylation made SWNTs soluble in water, allowing the more readily functional...

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Published in:Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) England), 2011-01, Vol.47 (2), p.758-760
Main Authors: Deng, Shunliu, Brozena, Alexandra H, Zhang, Yin, Piao, Yanmei, Wang, YuHuang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Enrichment
Extraction
Nanotubes
Raman spectroscopy
Recycling
Single wall carbon nanotubes
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Summary:We demonstrate diameter-dependent, progressive alkylcarboxylation of single-walled carbon nanotubes by recycling a modified Billups-Birch reaction. The strong diameter dependence was confirmed by Raman spectroscopy. Alkylcarboxylation made SWNTs soluble in water, allowing the more readily functionalized, smaller diameter nanotubes to be enriched by water extraction.
ISSN:1359-7345
1364-548X
DOI:10.1039/c0cc03896b