Chemistry Letters, Vol.29, No.8, 900-901, 2000
Grafting of polymers onto carbon fiber surface by ligand exchange reaction of poly(vinylferrocene-co-methyl methacrylate) with polycondensed aromatic ring of the surface
The grafting reaction of poly(vinylferrocene-co-methyl methacrylate) onto carbon fiber (CF) surface was successfully achieved by ligand exchange reaction between ferrocene moieties of the copolymer and polycondensed aromatic rings of CF in the presence of AlCl3 and aluminum powder. The percentage of grafting onto CF surface reached to 46.1%.