Functionalization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes with furan and maleimide compounds through Diels–Alder cycloaddition Original Research Article

Functionalization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) is performed through Diels–Alder (DA) reaction, using either furfuryl alcohol (a diene) or N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)maleimide (NHMI, a dienophile) as a functionalization agent. The structures of the fu