- Preparation and characterization of soluble carbon nano-onions by covalent functionalization, employing a Na-K alloy.
Preparation and characterization of soluble carbon nano-onions by covalent functionalization, employing a Na-K alloy.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2013-02-16)
Agustín Molina-Ontoria, Manuel N Chaur, Marta E Plonska-Brzezinska, Luis Echegoyen
PMID23411670
ABSTRACT
Herein we report the preparation of truly soluble CNOs by covalent functionalization with hexadecyl chains. These compounds are prepared in two steps: first, reduction of CNOs with a Na-K alloy in 1,2-DME under vacuum, followed by nucleophilic substitution employing 1-bromohexadecane.
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