Molecular Surface Functionalization of Carbon Materials via Radical-Induced Grafting of Terminal Alkenes.

ABSTRACT: Formation of functional monolayers on surfaces of carbon materials is inherently difficult because of the high bond strength of carbon and because common pathways such as S_N2 mechanisms cannot take place at surfaces of solid materials. Here, we show that the radical initiators can selectively abstract H atoms from H-terminated carbon surfaces, initiating regioselective grafting of terminal alkenes to surfaces of diamond, glassy carbon, and polymeric carbon dots. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) demonstrate formation of self-terminating organic monolayers linked via the terminal C atom of 1-alkenes. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations suggest that this selectivity is at least partially thermodynamic in origin, as significantly l

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7733706 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature