Organometallic chemistry of extended periodic II-electron systems

US9266738B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Regents of the University of California · US

Inventors

• Robert C. Haddon · Riverside, US
• Santanu Sarkar · Riverside, US
• Sandip Niyogi · San Jose, US
• Elena Bekyarova · Riverside, US
• Mikhail E. Itkis · Riverside, US
• Xiaojuan Tian · Riverside, US
• Feihu Wang · Palaiseau, FR

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 14, 2011
• Grant date: Feb 23, 2016
• Expiry date: Oct 14, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C01B2204/04
• WIPO field: Materials, metallurgy
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A method of modifying a carbon material is disclosed. The method comprises: bonding a metal to a carbon material to form a metal-carbon complex comprising the metal and a benzene unit, wherein the carbon material comprises extended sp2-bonded carbon atoms.