Ring opening metathesis polymerization on non-covalently functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubesElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: full experimental details for compounds 2–4, nanotube preparation and microscopy analysis. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b2/b211194b/

Abstract

Norbornene polymerization has been initiated selectively on the surface of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) via a specifically adsorbed pyrene-linked ROMP initiator, resulting in a homogeneous non-covalent poly(norbornene) coating.