Author/Authors :
Boul، نويسنده , , P.J. and Liu، نويسنده , , J and Mickelson، نويسنده , , E.T. and Huffman، نويسنده , , C.B and Ericson، نويسنده , , L.M and Chiang، نويسنده , , I.W and Smith، نويسنده , , K.A. and Colbert، نويسنده , , D.T and Hauge، نويسنده , , R.H. and Margrave، نويسنده , , J.L and Smalley، نويسنده , , R.E، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Single-wall fullerene nanotubes have been made soluble in various organic solvents, including chloroform, methylene chloride, and tetrahydrofuran by covalently attaching alkanes to their sidewalls. Sidewall-alkylated nanotubes are obtained by reacting sidewall-fluorinated nanotubes with alkyl magnesium bromides in a Grignard synthesis or by reaction with alkyllithium precursors. Covalent attachment to the sidewalls was confirmed by UV–visible spectroscopy, which is also used to show that the alkane sidewall groups can be removed by oxidizing them in air to recover pristine nanotubes.
