The Friedel–Crafts reaction of fluorinated graphene for high-yield arylation of graphene

Abstract

Herein, we report the Friedel–Crafts reaction of fluorinated graphene with aryl molecules including methylbenzene, chlorobenzene and polystyrene. The reaction achieved the high-yield arylation functionalization of graphene under mild reaction conditions and extends the range of the Friedel–Crafts reaction to the field of two-dimensional materials.