Open AccessSite-specific synthesis of a hybrid boron–graphene salt
Author(s) -
Jan Kahlert,
Christopher Austin,
Andrew Hall,
Aditya Rawal,
James M. Hook,
Louis M. Rendina,
Mohammad Choucair
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chemical communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.837
H-Index - 333
eISSN - 1364-548X
pISSN - 1359-7345
DOI - 10.1039/c5cc07611k
Subject(s) - graphene , boron , carborane , salt (chemistry) , ionic bonding , covalent bond , materials science , nanotechnology , inorganic chemistry , ion , chemistry , organic chemistry
We report the first example of an ionic graphene salt containing boron. An anionic charge is introduced to the graphene surface by means of 7,8-nido-[C2B9H11](-) carborane clusters covalently and electronically bound to the graphene lattice, and this new material was isolated as its Cs(+) salt.
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