Physicochemical studies of some novel Y-shaped imidazole derivatives--a sensitive chemisensor

Jayaraman Jayabharathi1, Venugopal Thanikachalam, Kumar Brindha Devi

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar 608 002, Tamilnadu, India. jtchalam2005@yahoo.co.in

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