title: Carborane functionalization of the aromatic network in chemically-synthesized graphene.
abstract: The conjugated aromatic system of graphene was used to trap the reactive, boron-rich 1,2-carborane cluster. Functionalization of the graphene surface was confirmed by solid-state MAS (11)B NMR spectroscopy and quantified by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. This work represents the first confirmed example of direct functionalization of a graphene lattice with carboranes.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia. m.choucair@sydney.edu.au lou.rendina@sydney.edu.au.
authors.forename: Jan U
authors.initials: JU
authors.lastname: Kahlert
authors.forename: Aditya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rawal
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hook
authors.forename: Louis M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Rendina
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Choucair