Reactivity of Fluorographene: A Facile Way toward Graphene Derivatives
Open Access
- 31 March 2015
- journal article
- letter
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
- Vol. 6 (8), 1430-1434
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b00565
Abstract
Fluorographene (FG) is a two-dimensional graphene derivative with promising application potential; however, its reactivity is not understood. We have systematically explored its reactivity in vacuum and polar environments. The C–F bond dissociation energies for homo- and heterolytic cleavage are above 100 kcal/mol, but the barrier of SN2 substitution is significantly lower. For example, the experimentally determined activation barrier of the FG reaction with NaOH in acetone equals 14 ± 5 kcal/mol. The considerable reactivity of FG indicates that it is a viable precursor for the synthesis of graphene derivatives and cannot be regarded as a chemical counterpart of Teflon.This publication has 35 references indexed in Scilit:
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