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Functionalization of Carbon Nanohorns with Azomethine Ylides: Towards Solubility Enhancement and Electron‐Transfer Processes
Author(s) -
Tagmatarchis Nikos,
Maigné Alan,
Yudasaka Masako,
Iijima Sumio
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.200500393
Subject(s) - pyrrolidine , surface modification , solubility , cycloaddition , electron transfer , azomethine ylide , materials science , carbon fibers , chemical engineering , photochemistry , 1,3 dipolar cycloaddition , chemistry , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , catalysis , composite number , engineering , composite material
Water‐soluble carbon nanohorns have been synthesized via the 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition reaction of azomethine ylides (see figure). The introduction of fused substituted pyrrolidine rings onto the π‐skeleton of the nanohorns enhances solubility and generates materials potentially suitable for managing electron‐transfer processes.