The pH dependent reactions of graphene oxide with small molecule thiols.

ABSTRACT: Graphene oxide (GO) is a heterogenous 2D carbon-based material composed of sp² and sp³ hybridized carbon atoms and oxygen containing functionalities, i.e., alcohols and epoxides. Thus, the chemical reactivity of GO is complex and both complimentary and contrasting to the reactivity of corresponding small molecules (e.g., tertiary alcohols, epoxides, and alkenes). Understanding the reactivity of GO under different conditions and with different reagents will ensure the chemical composition can be controlled and thus electronic and optical properties dictated, and solubility tuned for desired applications. Reaction of GO nanosheets towards a variety of reagents has been reported, however controlling the reaction pathway of GO nanosheets with a single nucleo

SUBMITTER: de Leon A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9080557 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature