@article{45df6469f23f4d5fb82cb97769ce7aae,
title = "Boronic Acids for Functionalisation of Commercial Multi-Layer Graphitic Material as an Alternative to Diazonium Salts",
abstract = "A novel radical-based functionalisation strategy for the synthesis of functionalised commercially obtained plasma-synthesised multi-layer graphitic material (MLG) is presented herein. 4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl boronic acid was utilised as a source of 4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl radicals to covalently graft upon the graphitic surface of MLG. Such a methodology provides a convenient and safer route towards aryl radical generation, serving as a potential alternative to hazardous diazonium salt precusors. The structure and morphology of the functionalised MLG (Arf-MLG) has been characterised using XPS, Raman, TGA, XRD, SEM, TEM and BET techniques. The XPS quantitative data and Raman spectra provide evidence of successful covalent attachment of 4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl groups to MLG.",
keywords = "Graphene, Functionalisation, Materials chemistry, CARBON",
author = "Rachel McLaren and Christian Laycock and Morgan, {David J.} and Gareth Owen",
note = "Funding Information: This work was funded by European Social Fund (ESF) via the Welsh Government through a KESS2 PhD studentship for R. M. It was co-sponsored by Perpetuus Carbon Technologies. The company is also thanked for providing the raw MLG material. We are also grateful to Dr Gregg Shaw (Cardiff University) and the HarwellXPS EPSRC National Facility for X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Service for carrying out the Raman, XPS and TGA data collections and helpful discussions. We are additionally grateful to Dr Uchechukwu K. Onwukwe, Dr Ashley Howkins and Dr Lorna Anguilano at the Experimental Techniques Centre, Brunel University London, for running SEM and TEM analysis. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Royal Society of Chemistry and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2020",
month = oct,
day = "21",
doi = "10.1039/D0NJ04187D",
language = "English",
volume = "44",
pages = "19144--19154",
journal = "New Journal of Chemistry",
issn = "1144-0546",
publisher = "Royal Society of Chemistry",
number = "44",
}