García-Gallastegui, AinaraObieta, IsabelBustero, IzaskunImbuluzqueta, GorkaArbiol, JordiMiranda, José IgnacioAizpurua, Jesus M.2024-07-242024-07-242008-07-08García-Gallastegui , A , Obieta , I , Bustero , I , Imbuluzqueta , G , Arbiol , J , Miranda , J I & Aizpurua , J M 2008 , ' Reductive functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes with lithium metal catalyzed by electron carrier additives ' , Chemistry of Materials , vol. 20 , no. 13 , pp. 4433-4438 . https://doi.org/10.1021/cm800625k0897-4756https://hdl.handle.net/11556/3862Lithium metal can be used to reduce single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) to carbide-like species under the catalytic effect of di-tert-butyl-biphenyl (DTBP). The resulting nanotube polycarbanions show a significantly increased dispersability in THF and react "in situ" with trimethylchlorosilane, methyl methacrylate, and methyl N-acetamidoacrylate to afford covalently functionalized silyl nanotubes and polymer-wrapped SWNT. The density and average length of the polymer chains attached to the nanotube wall can be widely modified by varying the amount of monomer, lithium, and catalyst.6enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccessjournal article10.1021/cm800625kGeneral ChemistryGeneral Chemical EngineeringMaterials Chemistryhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=47749092798&partnerID=8YFLogxK