Structural characterization, optical properties, and improved solubility of carbon nanotubes functionalized with Wilkinson's catalyst. Academic Article

abstract

• Oxidized carbon nanotubes have been reacted with Wilkinson's complex. It has been found that the Rh metal coordinates to these nanotubes through the increased number of oxygen atoms, forming a hexacoordinate structure around the Rh atom. The reaction process increases oxidized nanotube solubility in DMSO (>150 mg/L) as well as to a certain extent in DMF and THF. The functionalization process results in exfoliation of larger bundles of SWNTs and may select for the presence of distributions of smaller-diameter tubes. Optical data on the derivatized adducts suggest the possibility of interesting charge-transfer behavior across the metal-nanotube interface. An application has been made of this system as supports for homogeneous catalysis.

authors

• Banerjee, Sarbajit

published proceedings

• J Am Chem Soc

altmetric score

• 4.85

author list (cited authors)

• Banerjee, S., & Wong, S. S.

citation count

• 152

complete list of authors

• Banerjee, Sarbajit||Wong, Stanislaus S

publication date

• July 2002

publisher

• American Chemical Society (ACS)  Publisher

published in

• Journal of the American Chemical Society  Journal

keywords

• Bioengineering
• Nanotechnology

PubMed Central ID

• 12137549

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1021/ja026487o

start page

• 8940

end page

• 8948

volume

• 124

issue

• 30

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja026487o