Grinding-induced functionalization of carbon-encapsulated iron nanoparticles

Abstract

Covalent functionalization of carbon-encapsulated iron nanoparticles based on the grinding-induced 1,3-cycloaddition reaction of nitrile oxides is presented. We report an easy to perform, fast and efficient method for the direct introduction of various types of functional moieties, such as carboxylic, metallocene and sugar units, into carbon-encapsulated iron nanoparticles.