01871nas a2200229   4500008004100000022001400041245008000055210006900135260009500204300001400299490000600313520101500319653002701334653003101361653001301392653003401405100002301439700002601462700002001488700002601508856010701534       2007                        eng d  a1533-488000aGrafting reactions of living macroanions with multi-walled carbon nanotubes0 aGrafting reactions of living macroanions with multiwalled carbon  a25650 NORTH LEWIS WAY, STEVENSON RANCH, CA 91381-1439 USAbAMER SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERScAPR  a1560-15670 v73 a<p>Grafting reactions of living polystyryllithium (PSLi) with acid chloride containing multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs-COCl) were performed under vacuum in benzene at room temperature. Covalent grafting of polystyrene (PS) was characterized using spectroscopic, microscopic, and thermogravimetric analyses. Grafting at different ratios of macroanion to acylchloride of the carbon nanotubes showed that the grafting efficiency was not dependent on the concentration of the macroanions. The mole percent of PS present in the MWNTs-g-PS samples was inversely proportional to the precursor molecular weight of PSLi. Direct reactions of PSLi, polybutadienyllithium and n-butyllithium with pristine MWNTs without any functional groups were also performed in the presence and in the absence of tetrahydrofuran in benzene. The grafting reactions of living macroanions either with MWNTs-COCl or with pristine MWNTs indicated a partial grafting of polymer on the carbon nanotubes in benzene at room temperature.</p>10aAnionic polymerization10acovalent functionalization10agrafting10amulti-walled carbon nanotubes1 aBaskaran, Durairaj1 aSakellariou, Georgios1 aMays, Jimmy, W.1 aBratcher, Matthew, S.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/grafting-reactions-living-macroanions-multi-walled-carbon-nanotubes