Evidence for covalent bonding of aryl groups to MnO2 nanorods from diazonium-based grafting

K. J. Bell; P. A. Brooksby; M. I. J. Polson; A. J. Downard

doi:10.1039/C4CC05606J

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Evidence for covalent bonding of aryl groups to MnO₂ nanorods from diazonium-based grafting†

K. J. Bell,^a P. A. Brooksby,^a M. I. J. Polson^a and A. J. Downard*^a

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^a MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
E-mail: alison.downard@canterbury.ac.nz

Abstract

We show here that the surface of MnO₂ nanorods can be modified with aryl groups by grafting from aqueous and non-aqueous solutions of aryldiazonium salts. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy provides direct evidence for covalent bonding of aryl groups to MnO₂ through surface oxygens.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C4CC05606J
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 20 Jul 2014
Accepted: 16 Sep 2014
First published: 16 Sep 2014

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Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 13687-13690

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Evidence for covalent bonding of aryl groups to MnO₂ nanorods from diazonium-based grafting

K. J. Bell, P. A. Brooksby, M. I. J. Polson and A. J. Downard, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 13687 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC05606J

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