TY - JOUR TI - The chemistry of graphene oxide AU - Daniel R. Dreyer AU - Sungjin Park AU - Christopher W. Bielawski AU - Rodney S. Ruoff PY - 2009 JO - Chemical Society Reviews DO - 10.1039/b917103g UR - https://doi.org/10.1039/b917103g AB - The chemistry of graphene oxide is discussed in this critical review. Particular emphasis is directed toward the synthesis of graphene oxide, as well as its structure. Graphene oxide as a substrate for a variety of chemical transformations, including its reduction to graphene-like materials, is also discussed. This review will be of value to synthetic chemists interested in this emerging field of materials science, as well as those investigating applications of graphene who would find a more thorough treatment of the chemistry of graphene oxide useful in understanding the scope and limitations of current approaches which utilize this material (91 references). ER -