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A concise route was developed to functionalize carbon nanotubes via the esterification reaction of the carboxylate salt of carbon nanotubes and alkyl halides in the presence of a phase-transfer reagent in water. The series of functionalized CNTs obtained were characterized and analyzed by FT-IR, 1 H NMR, TEM, and TGA techniques.
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