FUNCTIONALISED CARBON NANOTUBES AND METHODS OF PREPARATION

摘要

The preparation of dithioester functionalised carbon nanotubes (DTE-CNTs) is described. The DTE-CNTs are prepared by reacting suitably functionalised carbon nanotubes with a modified Grignard reagent. The DTE-CNTs are particularly useful as chain transfer agents in reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerisation reactions, and polymer composites prepared using the DTE-CNTs are also described.