Issue 58, 2018

The chemical functionalization of graphene nanoplatelets through solvent-free reaction

Abstract

Graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) were functionalized through 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine ylide using a solvent-free approach and under different reaction conditions. The yield and the functionality of the carboxyl-terminated pyrrolidine ring attached on the surface of GNPs could be affected by varying the reaction temperature as well as the reactant to GNP weight ratio. The functionalized GNPs were characterized extensively using a range of spectroscopic and microscopy techniques.

Graphical abstract: The chemical functionalization of graphene nanoplatelets through solvent-free reaction

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
06 jun 2018
Accepted
21 sep 2018
First published
28 sep 2018
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2018,8, 33564-33573

The chemical functionalization of graphene nanoplatelets through solvent-free reaction

E. Cunha, H. Ren, F. Lin, I. A. Kinloch, Q. Sun, Z. Fan and R. J. Young, RSC Adv., 2018, 8, 33564 DOI: 10.1039/C8RA04817G

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