The reactions of osmium (VIII) in hydroxide medium
Spectrophotometric techniques were used to elucidate the discrepancies surrounding the reduction of osmium tetroxide by several primary alcohols in a hydroxide matrix. In contrast to the documented literature, this reaction was observed to occur in two consecutive reaction steps. Geometrical and com...
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Language: | English |
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Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
2009
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10948/960 |