Synthetic possibility of polystyrene functionalization based on hydroxyl groups of graphene oxide as nucleophilesElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Characterization, digital pictures of GO and GO@CMPS dispersed in water and 8 organic solvents through bath ultrasonication. See DOI: 10.1039/c5nj00815h

Rationally designed polystyrene surface-functionalized graphene oxide nanohybrids were synthesized for the first time utilizing the hydroxyl groups in graphene oxide (GO) as nucleophiles. The successful wet chemical functionalization in GO with polystyrene containing phenyl groups offered the possibility of nucleophilic substitution in heterogeneous phase reactions owing to the rigid structure of graphene. The successful wet chemical functionalization of graphene oxide with polystyrene offered the possibility of nucleophilic substitution in heterogeneous phase reactions.