title: Use of fluorous chemistry in the solubilization and phase transfer of nanocrystals, nanorods, and nanotubes.
abstract: Fluorous chemistry, involving the use of a fluorous label for the functionalization of a substrate and a fluorous solvent for extraction of the functionalized substrate, is shown to be effective in solubilizing gold and CdSe nanoparticles in a fluorous medium, through phase transfer from an aqueous or a hydrocarbon medium. While these nanoparticles were functionalized with a fluorous thiol, single-walled carbon nanotubes and ZnO nanorods could be solubilized in a fluorous medium by reacting them with a fluorous amine. Fluorous chemistry enables the solubilization of the nanostructures in the most nonpolar liquid medium possible.
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Voggu
authors.forename: Kanishka
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Govindaraj
authors.forename: C N R
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Rao