Chemistry of Nanocarbons

Preface.
 
Acknowledgements.
 
Contributors.
 
Abbreviations.
 
1 Noncovalent Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes (Claudia Backes and Andreas Hirsch).
 
1.1 Introduction.
 
1.2 Overview of Functionalization Methods.
 
1.3 The Noncovalent Approach.
 
1.4 Conclusion.
 
References.
 
2 Supramolecular Assembly of Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes Hybrids (Ma Ángeles Herranz, Beatriz M. Illescas, Emilio M. Pérez and Nazario Martín).
 
2.1 Introduction.
 
2.2 Hydrogen Bonded C60 Donor Ensembles.
 
2.3 Concave exTTF Derivatives as Recognizing Motifs for Fullerene.
 
2.4 Noncovalent Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes.
 
2.5 Summary and Outlook.
 
Acknowledgements.
 
References.
 
3 Properties of Fullerene-Containing Dendrimers (Juan-José Cid Martin and Jean-François Nierengarten).
 
3.1 Introduction.
 
3.2 Dendrimers with a Fullerene Core.
 
3.3 Fullerene-Rich Dendrimers.
 
3.4 Conclusions.
 
Acknowledgements.
 
References.
 
4 Novel Electron Donor Acceptor Nanocomposites (Hiroshi Imahori, Dirk M. Guldi and Shunichi Fukuzumi).
 
4.1 Introduction.
 
4.2 Electron Donor-Fullerene Composites.
 
4.3 Carbon Nanotubes.
 
4.4 Other Nanocarbon Composites.
 
References.
 
5 Higher Fullerenes: Chirality and Covalent Adducts (Agnieszka Kraszewska, François Diederich and Carlo Thilgen).
 
5.1 Introduction.
 
5.2 The Chemistry of C70.
 
5.3 The Higher Fullerenes Beyond C70.
 
5.4 Concluding Remarks.
 
Acknowledgement.
 
References.
 
6 Application of Fullerenes to Nanodevices (Yutaka Matsuo and Eiichi Nakamura).
 
6.1 Introduction.
 
6.2 Synthesis of Transition Metal Fullerene Complexes.
 
6.3 Organometallic Chemistry of Metal Fullerene Complexes.
 
6.4 Synthesis of Multimetal Fullerene

Fred Wudl is a Professor of Chemistry and Materials and Co-Director of the Center for Polymers and Organic Solids at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is most widely known for his work on organic conductors and superconductors. Currently he is interested in the optical and electrooptical properties of processable conjugated polymers as well as in the organic chemistry of fullerenes.
Shigeru Nagase is Professor at the Institute for Molecular Science, Okazaki, Japan. He has made a wide range of original contributions in theoretical and computational chemistry. He has performed many important studies of fullerene, endofullerenes, carbon nanotubes and carbon peapods as well as silicon and germanium clusters.

Takeshi Akasaka is Professor at the Center for Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance TARA Center) and Department of Chemistry, University of Tsukuba, Japan. His research interests cover the development and chemical functionalization of fullerenes, metallofullerenes, endofullerenes and carbon nanotubes.

"The book does provide a useful reference resource for the topics covered and is a likely addition to the international bookshelf." (Chemistry World, December 2010)

"This volume presents the most up-to-date research on the chemical aspects (both experimental and theoretical) of nanometer-sized forms of carbon, paying special attention to fullerenes, nanotubes, and nanohorns. Contributors discuss topics such as noncovalent interactions, supramolecular assembly, dendrimers, nanocomposites, chirality, nanodevices, host-guest interactions, endohedral fullerenes, magnetic resonance imaging, nanodiamond particles, and graphene." (Booknews, 1 April 2011)
 
"All three editors are prolific authors in their own right, and their high standing among scientists in the nanocarbon community has enabled them to recruit an exceptionally distinguished team of authors for the chapters. The book is quite reasonably priced and belongs in the personal libraries of all scientists who are actively engaged in research on the chemistry of nanocarbons. Every university chemistry library should also have a copy." (JACS, February 2011)"The book does provide a useful reference resource for the topics covered and is a likely addition to the international bookshelf." (Chemistry World, December 2010)