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Department of Chemistry, MS-60, Rice University, 6100 S. Main Street, Houston, USA
E-mail: amarti@rice.edu
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Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, USA
c
Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University, Houston, USA
Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 2246-2248
DOI:
10.1039/C0CC05295G
Received
30 Nov 2010,
Accepted
03 Jan 2011
First published online
24 Jan 2011
The dispersion of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) in the presence of water soluble polypyridyl complexes of the general formula [Rux(bpy)yL]2+ (L = dppz, dppn, tpphz) is reported. These ligands have extended planar π systems, which aid in the solubilization of SWCNTs via π–π interactions.
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