Insights into the solvation of glucose in water, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), tetrahydrofuran (THF) and N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) and its possible implications on glucose chemistry

• Main Author: Vasudevan, Vallabh
• Other Authors: Samir Hemant Mushrif
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Chemistry::Physical chemistry::Catalysis; DRNTU::Science::Chemistry::Physical chemistry::Reactions and kinetics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/65833
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

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