Chemical Communications 2013-03-25

Preparation and characterization of soluble carbon nano-onions by covalent functionalization, employing a Na-K alloy.

Agustín Molina-Ontoria, Manuel N Chaur, Marta E Plonska-Brzezinska, Luis Echegoyen

Index: Chem. Commun. (Camb.) 49(24) , 2406-8, (2013)

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Abstract

Herein we report the preparation of truly soluble CNOs by covalent functionalization with hexadecyl chains. These compounds are prepared in two steps: first, reduction of CNOs with a Na-K alloy in 1,2-DME under vacuum, followed by nucleophilic substitution employing 1-bromohexadecane.