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Functionalization of Carbon Nanohorns with Azomethine Ylides: Towards Solubility Enhancement and Electron-Transfer Processes†

  1. Nikos Tagmatarchis Dr.1,
  2. Alan Maigné2,3,
  3. Masako Yudasaka Dr.3,
  4. Sumio Iijima Prof.3,4,5

Article first published online: 10 FEB 2006

DOI: 10.1002/smll.200500393

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Volume 2, Issue 4, pages 490–494, April 2006

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Tagmatarchis, N., Maigné, A., Yudasaka, M. and Iijima, S. (2006), Functionalization of Carbon Nanohorns with Azomethine Ylides: Towards Solubility Enhancement and Electron-Transfer Processes. Small, 2: 490–494. doi: 10.1002/smll.200500393

Author Information

  1. 1

    Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vass. Constantinou Ave., Athens 116 35, Greece, Fax: (+30) 210-727-3794

  2. 2

    Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS UMR 8502, 91405 Orsay, France

  3. 3

    SORST-JST c/o 34 Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-850, Japan

  4. 4

    Fundamental and Environmental Research Laboratories, NEC Corporation, 34 Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-850, Japan

  5. 5

    Meijo University, 1-501 Shiogamaguchi, Tenpaku-ku, Nagoya 468-8502, Japan

  1. †

    Financial support by the European Heads of Research Councils (EUROHORCs) in collaboration with the European Science Foundation (ESF) through the European Young Investigator (EURYI-2004) Awards Scheme to N.T. is gratefully acknowledged. A.M. is supported by a JSPS predoctoral fellowship FY2004. The experimental assistance of Dr. Th. Felekis in the preparation of some derivatized glycines and of Dr. F. Jing in TEM and SEM observation is kindly appreciated.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 1 MAR 2006
  2. Article first published online: 10 FEB 2006
  3. Manuscript Received: 14 OCT 2005

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Keywords:

  • carbon;
  • nanostructures;
  • solubilization;
  • surface functionalization;
  • TEM
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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.

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