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Reduced Graphene Oxide as a Metal‐Free Carbocatalyst for Polymerization of 1‐Naphthylamine

Reduced Graphene Oxide as a Metal‐Free Carbocatalyst for Polymerization of 1‐Naphthylamine How would you describe your research? Our research group is working in a highly interdisciplinary area and our major interests are focused on the synthesis and study of polymeric materials. The properties of various organic–inorganic hybrids we synthesize are explored in search of novel electronic, optical, and biological applications. 1 Scheme Lin Tan 2 Scheme Huixia Feng 3 Scheme Heming Luo 4 Scheme Yongchen Zhang 5 Scheme Bin Wang What do you consider the exciting developments in the field? The use of reduced graphene oxide as a “carbocatalyst” is a truly novel application and opens a host of possibilities for polymerization. As well as the practical advantages associated with heterogeneous catalysts, graphene may find broad applicability in polymerization with several advantages, including the use of a simple and inexpensive catalyst, metal‐free reactivity, and improvement of polymer properties. Hence, opportunity abounds and the use of graphene as a catalyst will undoubtedly be an intriguing new direction in polymerization. Does the research open other avenues that you would like to investigate? One of the interesting avenues is the effect reduced graphene oxide could have on improving the properties of a polymer. The reason is that the bulky structure of reduced graphene oxide may slow down termination of polymerization by preventing recombination of the radicals, thus in turn facilitates the further propagation and growth of the polymer. We are thankful for financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC; no. 51063003), the Ministry of Science and Technology (project no. 2009GJG10041), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Universities of Gansu (no. 1105ZTC136), and the doctoral research start‐funded projects of Lanzhou University of Technology. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png ChemPlusChem Wiley

Reduced Graphene Oxide as a Metal‐Free Carbocatalyst for Polymerization of 1‐Naphthylamine

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How would you describe your research? Our research group is working in a highly interdisciplinary area and our major interests are focused on the synthesis and study of polymeric materials. The properties of various organic–inorganic hybrids we synthesize are explored in search of novel electronic, optical, and biological applications. 1 Scheme Lin Tan 2 Scheme Huixia Feng 3 Scheme Heming Luo 4 Scheme Yongchen Zhang 5 Scheme Bin Wang What do you consider the exciting developments in the field? The use of reduced graphene oxide as a “carbocatalyst” is a truly novel application and opens a host of possibilities for polymerization. As well as the practical advantages associated with heterogeneous catalysts, graphene may find broad applicability in polymerization with several advantages, including the use of a simple and inexpensive catalyst, metal‐free reactivity, and improvement of polymer properties. Hence, opportunity abounds and the use of graphene as a catalyst will undoubtedly be an intriguing new direction in polymerization. Does the research open other avenues that you would like to investigate? One of the interesting avenues is the effect reduced graphene oxide could have on improving the properties of a polymer. The reason is that the bulky structure of reduced graphene oxide may slow down termination of polymerization by preventing recombination of the radicals, thus in turn facilitates the further propagation and growth of the polymer. We are thankful for financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC; no. 51063003), the Ministry of Science and Technology (project no. 2009GJG10041), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Universities of Gansu (no. 1105ZTC136), and the doctoral research start‐funded projects of Lanzhou University of Technology.

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Published: Jul 1, 2014

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