TY - DATA T1 - Electron-Transfer Reduction of Cup-Stacked Carbon Nanotubes Affording Cup-Shaped Carbons with Controlled Diameter and Size PY - 2006/11/08 AU - Kenji Saito AU - Masataka Ohtani AU - Shunichi Fukuzumi UR - https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Electron_Transfer_Reduction_of_Cup_Stacked_Carbon_Nanotubes_Affording_Cup_Shaped_Carbons_with_Controlled_Diameter_and_Size/3049339 DO - 10.1021/ja064300d.s001 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/4754911 KW - Controlled Diameter KW - sodium naphthalenide KW - electrostatically destacking KW - THF KW - nonpolar solvents KW - CSCNT N2 - The electron-transfer reduction of cup-stacked carbon nanotubes (CSCNTs) with sodium naphthalenide and the subsequent treatment with 1-iodododecane results in electrostatically destacking of CSCNTs to afford cup-shaped carbons with controlled diameter and size. The dodecylated cup-shaped carbons were highly dispersed and stable in nonpolar solvents, such as THF, tetrachloroethylene, and chloroform, as compared with the pristine CSCNTs. ER -