Concepedia

Carbon Nanotube Salts. Arylation of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes

J. Chattopadhyay, Anil K. Sadana, Feng Liang, Jonathan M. Beach, Yunxuan Xiao, Robert H. Hauge, W. E. Billups

Organic Letters · 2005 · 96 citations · 23 references

Concepts

Materials ScienceExperimental SynthesisChemical EngineeringAryl GroupsEngineeringCarbon-based MaterialCarbon Nanotube SaltsNanomaterialsCarbon NanotechnologySingle-wall Carbon NanotubesAryl IodidesChemistryNanotubesCarbon Nanotubes

Abstract

[reaction: see text] Carbon nanotube salts prepared by treating single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with lithium in liquid ammonia react readily with aryl iodides to give SWNTs functionalized by aryl groups.

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Engineering, Carbon Nanotechnology, Organic Chemistry +16

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Functional Nanomaterials, Nanosensors, Nano Application +13

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Aryl Diazonium Salts, Engineering, Wire-like Nanotubes +19