Volume 116, Issue 12 pp. 1578-1580
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Side-Wall Opening of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWCNTs) by Chemical Modification: A Critical Theoretical Study

Zhongfang Chen Dr.

Zhongfang Chen Dr.

Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Henkestrasse 42, 91054 Erlangen, Germany, Fax: (+49) 9131-85-26864

Department of Chemistry and Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA

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Shigeru Nagase Prof. Dr.

Shigeru Nagase Prof. Dr.

Department of Theoretical Studies, Institute for Molecular Science, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan

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Andreas Hirsch Prof. Dr.

Andreas Hirsch Prof. Dr.

Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Henkestrasse 42, 91054 Erlangen, Germany, Fax: (+49) 9131-85-26864

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Robert C Haddon Prof. Dr.

Robert C Haddon Prof. Dr.

Departments of Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Chemistry and Center for Nanoscale Science & Engineering, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA

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Walter Thiel Prof. Dr.

Walter Thiel Prof. Dr.

Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470  M ülheim an der Ruhr, Germany

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Paul von Ragué Schleyer Prof. Dr.

Paul von Ragué Schleyer Prof. Dr.

Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Henkestrasse 42, 91054 Erlangen, Germany, Fax: (+49) 9131-85-26864

Department of Chemistry and Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA

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First published: 09 March 2004
Citations: 23

This work was supported by National Science Foundation Grant CHE-0209857, the University of Georgia, the Grant-in Aid for NAREGI Nanoscience Project, Scientific Research (B), and Scientific Research on Priority Area (A) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, and FORCARBON.

Graphical Abstract

Rohr oder Röhrchen? Entgegen früheren theoretischen Untersuchungen ergaben Dichtefunktionalrechnungen (B3LYP/6-31G*) an unterschiedlichen Nanoröhrenmodellen, dass SWCNTs mit O-, NH-, CH2- und SiH2-Addenden offene Strukturen gegenüber Dreiringen bevorzugen. Ferner sind in (8,0)-Zickzack-Nanoröhren die diagonalen C-C-Bindungen, und nicht die C-C-Bindungen parallel zur Achse, die bevorzugten Angriffspunkte für chemische Modifizierungen.

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