Issue 5, 2011

Computational assessment of 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions to graphene

Abstract

The 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions of azomethine ylide and carbonyl ylide to models of graphene have been investigated with density functional theory. Reaction energetics have been obtained and show that edge areas of graphene are much more favourable reaction sites than the centre sites. Azomethine ylide cannot directly react at the centre area, while carbonyl ylides are promising reagents for functionalization of graphene. The influence of some 1,3-dipole substituents is also evaluated.

Graphical abstract: Computational assessment of 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions to graphene

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 Jul 2010
Accepted
06 Oct 2010
First published
22 Oct 2010

J. Mater. Chem., 2011,21, 1503-1508

Computational assessment of 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions to graphene

Y. Cao and K. N. Houk, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 1503 DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02422H

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