John. L. Margrave, Robert H. Hauge, Valery N. Khabashesku, Ivana Chiang, Zhenning Gu, and Haiqing Peng, Department of Chemistry and Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, Texas 77005.
A discussion of “Fluoronanotubes” as precursors for the preparation of functionalized nanotubes through the use of R Li, Grignard Reagents and other synthetic methods.