Graphite epoxide.
Oxidation of graphite may be carried out by reaction with meta-chloroperoxybenzoic acid to yield graphite epoxide. Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) showed that the functionalization occurs at the edges rather than on the basal plane of the graphite. Quantification of the epoxide content is possible through the deepoxidation reaction using MeReO3/PPh3.
Chattopadhyay
Jayanta
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Department of Chemistry and Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, USA.
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Arnab
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Hamilton
Christopher E
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Kang
JungHo
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Chakraborty
Soma
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Guo
Wenhua
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Kelly
Kevin F
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Barron
Andrew R
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Billups
W Edward
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