title: Single-walled carbon nanotubes as nano-electrode and nano-reactor to control the pathways of a redox reaction.
abstract: Single-walled carbon nanotubes have been demonstrated as effective nanoscale containers for a redox active organometallic complex Cp(Me)Mn(CO)3, acting simultaneously as nano-electrode and nano-reactor. Extreme spatial confinement of the redox reaction within the nanotubes changes its pathway compared to bulk solution due to stabilisation of a reactive intermediate.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK. thomas.chamberlain@nottingham.ac.uk andrei.khlobystov@nottingham.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: McSweeney
authors.forename: Thomas W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Chamberlain
authors.forename: E Stephen
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: Andrei N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Khlobystov