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Tetrabutylphosphonium ions as a new swelling/delamination agent for layered compounds

  • Fengxia Geng
  • , Renzhi Ma
  • , Yusuke Yamauchi
  • , Takayoshi Sasaki

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Abstract

The swelling and exfoliation behavior of protonated layered oxides using an organo-phosphonium base, tetrabutylphosphonium hydroxide (TBPOH), was examined for the first time. The action of the aqueous solution induced massive interlayer expansion up to ∼100-fold. The swollen crystals were immediately broken and completely exfoliated into unilamellar nanosheets in 1–2 h by shaking.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9977-9980
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume50
Issue number69
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Jul 2014

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