Claisen rearrangement of graphite oxide: a route to covalently functionalized graphenes.

Title	Claisen rearrangement of graphite oxide: a route to covalently functionalized graphenes.
Publication Type	Journal Article
Year of Publication	2011
Authors	Collins, WR, Lewandowski, W, Schmois, E, Walish, J, Swager, TM
Journal	Angewandte Chemie, International Edition
Volume	50
Pagination	8848–52
Date Published	sep
ISSN	1521-3773
Keywords	functional group graphite oxide Claisen rearrangem
Abstract	The basal plane allylic alc. functionality of graphite oxide can be converted into N,N-dimethylamide groups through an Eschenmoser-Claisen sigmatropic rearrangement by using N,N-dimethylacetamide di-Me acetal. Subsequent sapon. of these groups affords the carboxylic acids, which, when deprotonated, electrostatically stabilize the graphene sheets in an aq. environment. [on SciFinder(R)]
URL	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21826769
DOI	10.1002/anie.201101371