Epoxidation of carbon nanocapsules : decoration of single-walled carbon nanotubes filled with metal halides
D'Accolti, Lucia (University of Bari "A. Moro". Department of Chemistry)
Gajewska, Agnieszka (University of Trieste. Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Kierkowicz, Magdalena (Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona)
Martincic, Markus (Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona)
Nacci, Angelo (University of Bari "A. Moro". Department of Chemistry)
Sandoval, Stefania (Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona)
Ballesteros, Belén (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia)
Tobias, Gerard (Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona)
Da Ros, Tatiana (University of Trieste. Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Fusco, Caterina (University of Bari. Department of Chemistry)

Date:	2018
Abstract:	Methyl(trifluoromethyl)dioxirane (TFDO) can be used for the oxyfunctionalization of SWCNTs filled with NaI and LuCl under mild conditions. The chosen metal halides are of interest for theranostics, both for imaging and therapy when in their radioactive form. The applied functionalization methodology does not require metal catalyst, preserves the integrity of the nanotubes during treatment, avoiding the release of the filling material. In this way, epoxidation can be considered as an efficient methodology for the functionalization of carbon nanocapsules, where the traditional harsh oxidation conditions by acids are not applicable.
Grants:	European Commission 290023 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad SEV-2015-0496 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad SEV-2013-0295
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	SWCNT ; TFDO ; Epoxidation ; Nanocapsules filling
Published in:	Nanomaterials, Vol. 8, issue 3 (March 2018) , ISSN 2079-4991

DOI: 10.3390/nano8030137
PMID: 29495623

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