• 文献标题:   A method for selective bromination of graphene and its use for subsequent functionalization with aromatic molecules
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZOU XR, LV YN, TAO CA, ZHU H, XIA L, WANG JF
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, bromination, 1 3dibromo5 5dimethylhydantoin, suzukicoupling reaction
  • 出版物名称:   MATERIALS RESEARCH EXPRESS
  • ISSN:   2053-1591
  • 通讯作者地址:   Natl Univ Def Technol
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1088/2053-1591/aa6883
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

A novel method for selective bromination of graphene was proposed. The reduced graphene oxide (denoted as graphene) used as the raw material, was brominated with 1,3-dibromo5,5-dimethylhydantoin in the mixture of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid and CH2Cl2 at room temperature. The success of bromination was confirmed by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive x-ray analysis, and Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy. Moreover, it was found that the bromine concentration of the brominated graphene increased up to 10% Br/C with increasing bromination duration for the first 24 h; then the concentration unexpectedly decreased. The brominated graphene was further functionalized with 4-pyridinyl boronic acid through the Suzuki-coupling reaction. The atomic concentration of Br greatly decreased, whereas the atomic concentration of N increased significantly. This indicated that the functionalization was successful. This proposed bromination method is easy and well-suited for graphene and its derivatives. Additionally, the brominated graphene can be a starting material for constructing other graphene-based functional materials.