Direct functionalization of self-assembled nanotubes overcomes unfavorable self-assembling processes

摘要

Diamides containing alkyne and azido were self-assembled into nanotubes and were reacted under their self-assembled state with small molecules by "click chemistry"; the resulting compounds remain self-assembled into new nanotubes that cannot be formed by simple self-assembly of the constituting molecules.rnThe recent development of carbon nanotubes shows that many of their applications result not only from their unique shape and electronic properties but also from chemical functionalization of their surface.