Organic functionalization of diamond (100) by addition reactions of carbene, silylene, and germylene: a theoretical prediction.
We present a theoretical prediction of the facile cycloadditions of carbene, silylene, and germylene onto the diamond (100) surface, a new type of surface reaction that can be employed to functionalize diamond surface at low temperature. This finding renders the plausibility that the diamond surface can be chemically modified by the well-known carbene addition chemistry, which might introduce new functionalities to the diamond surface for novel applications in a diversity of fields.
Xu
Yi-Jun
YJ
School of Chemistry, Main Building, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, Wales, UK. xuy7@cf.ac.uk
Zhang
Yong-Fan
YF
Li
Jun-Qian
JQ