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Influence of the catalyst-nanotube spacing on the synthesis of polymer-functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes by “grafting from” approach

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Polynorbornene-functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were prepared by a “grafting from” approach, on varying the catalyst-MWCNT spacing to evaluate the influence of the starting catalyst-MWCNT distance on the polymerization efficiency. In particular, 2nd generation Grubbs catalysts and Hoveyda-Grubbs catalysts, both active in the ring opening metathesis polymerization of olefins, were grafted on MWCNTs at 8 to 12 atom spacing from the nanotube surface, and the activity of initiators was tested in the 2-norbornene polymerization. According to our results, initiator performances depend (i) on the length of the arm connecting the catalyst to the MWCNTs, being initiators with longer arms more efficient, and (ii) on the class of Ru catalysts, being Hoveyda-Grubbs catalysts surprisingly more active at room temperatures than 2nd generation Grubbs catalysts. High fractions (80–95 wt%) of polymer covalently bound to the nanotubes in the MWCNT-grafted polynobornene obtained composites were achieved.

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Financial support from the Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II,132, 84084, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy

    Chiara Costabile, Fabia Grisi, Nicola Latorraca & Pasquale Longo

  2. Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II,132, 84084, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy

    Maria Sarno & Paolo Ciambelli

  3. NANO_MATES, Research Centre for NANOMAterials and nanoTEchnology, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy

    Chiara Costabile, Maria Sarno, Fabia Grisi, Paolo Ciambelli & Pasquale Longo

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This Article is dedicated to Professor Adolfo Zambelli on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

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Costabile, C., Sarno, M., Grisi, F. et al. Influence of the catalyst-nanotube spacing on the synthesis of polymer-functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes by “grafting from” approach. J Polym Res 21, 449 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-014-0449-9

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