Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 22, 2026

Engineering Molecular Recognition with Bio-mimetic Polymers on Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Published on: January 10, 2017
Fluorescent single-walled carbon nanotubes following the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of pyridinium ylides
Mustafa K Bayazit1, Karl S Coleman
1Department of Chemistry, Durham University, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
Pyridinium ylides generated from simple Krohnke salts undergo a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition to single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) offering a simple and convenient method for the covalent modification of carbon nanotubes. The indolizine functionalized SWNTs generated, emit blue light when excited at 335 nm. The location and distribution of the functional groups was determined by AFM using electrostatic interactions with gold nanoparticles. While resonance Raman spectroscopy showed that the 1,3-dipolar cylcloaddition of the pyridinium ylides to the nanotube surface was selective for metallic and large diameter semiconducting SWNTs. The indolizine functionalized SWNTs were further characterized using FTIR, UV-vis-NIR, TGA-MS, and XPS.
More Related Videos
09:12Functionalization of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes with Thermo-reversible Block Copolymers and Characterization by Small-angle Neutron Scattering
Published on: June 1, 2016
11:09Grafting Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes with Polystyrene to Enable Self-Assembly and Anisotropic Patchiness
Published on: April 1, 2018
Related Concept Videos
Cycloaddition Reactions: Overview
Cycloaddition Reactions: MO Requirements for Thermal Activation
Cycloaddition Reactions: MO Requirements for Photochemical Activation
Electrophilic 1,2- and 1,4-Addition of X2 to 1,3-Butadiene
Aromatic Hydrocarbon Cations: Structural Overview
Removing one hydrogen from the intervening CH2 group with both...