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ChemInform Abstract: Non-Conventional Methods and Media for the Activation and Manipulation of Carbon Nanoforms

Ester VázquezMaurizio PratoFrancesco Giacalone

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Alternative methodsFullereneChemistryGraphenechemistry.chemical_elementNanotechnologyGeneral MedicineSupercritical fluidlaw.inventionchemistry.chemical_compoundlawMicrowave irradiationIonic liquidReactivity (chemistry)Carbon

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Very often, chemical transformations require tedious and long procedures, which, sometimes, can be avoided using alternative methods and media. New protocols, enabling us to save time and solvents, allow us also to explore new reaction profiles. This Tutorial Review focuses on the physical and chemical behavior of carbon nanoforms, CNFs (fullerenes, nanotubes, nanohorns, graphene, etc.) when non-conventional methods and techniques, such as microwave irradiation, mechano-chemistry or highly ionizing radiations are employed. In addition, the reactivity of CNFs in non-conventional media such as water, fluorinated solvents, supercritical fluids, or ionic liquids is also discussed.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2014-03-27ChemInform
https://doi.org/10.1002/chin.201415242