Hypohalite ion catalysis of the disproportionation of chlorine dioxide

Lu Wang1, Dale W Margerum

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1393, USA.

Inorganic Chemistry
|November 12, 2002
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