
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Lin, Tong 
A1  - Bajpai, Vardhan 
A1  - Ji, Tao 
A1  - Dai, Liming 
T1  - Chemistry of Carbon Nanotubes
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 2003
VL  - 56
IS  - 7
SP  - 635
EP  - 651
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH02254 
N2  - Judicious application of site-selective reactions to non-aligned and aligned carbon nanotubes has opened a rich field of carbon nanotube chemistry. In order to meet specific requirements demanded by particular applications (e.g. biocompatibility for nanotube biosensors and interfacial strength for blending with polymers), chemical modification of carbon nanotubes is essential. The tips of carbon nanotubes are more reactive than their sidewalls, allowing a variety of chemical reagents to be attached at the nanotube tips. Recently, some interesting reactions have also been devised for chemical modification of both the inner and outer nanotube walls, though the seamless arrangement of hexagon rings renders the sidewalls relatively unreactive. This review provides a brief summary of very recent progress in the research on chemistry of carbon nanotubes. 
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