%0 Journal Article %A Saito, Kenji %A Ohtani, Masataka %A Fukuzumi, Shunichi %D 2006 %T Electron-Transfer Reduction of Cup-Stacked Carbon Nanotubes Affording Cup-Shaped Carbons with Controlled Diameter and Size %U https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Electron_Transfer_Reduction_of_Cup_Stacked_Carbon_Nanotubes_Affording_Cup_Shaped_Carbons_with_Controlled_Diameter_and_Size/3049339 %R 10.1021/ja064300d.s001 %2 https://acs.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/4754911 %K Controlled Diameter %K sodium naphthalenide %K electrostatically destacking %K THF %K nonpolar solvents %K CSCNT %X The electron-transfer reduction of cup-stacked carbon nanotubes (CSCNTs) with sodium naphthalenide and the subsequent treatment with 1-iodododecane results in electrostatically destacking of CSCNTs to afford cup-shaped carbons with controlled diameter and size. The dodecylated cup-shaped carbons were highly dispersed and stable in nonpolar solvents, such as THF, tetrachloroethylene, and chloroform, as compared with the pristine CSCNTs. %I ACS Publications