THE mechanism of action of periodate on sugar phosphates has not been fully established and there is some controversy regarding the origin of the products of periodate action 1,2,3. The convenient ...

(Nanowerk News) Whether they are rocket propellants or fireworks, all explosives contain a fuel and an oxidizing agent. Sometimes both are in the same molecule, like in TNT; sometimes the explosive is ...

Periodate—an ion composed of iodine, oxygen, and hydrogen—was studied in water-based solutions extensively from the 1950s to the 1980s. Ever since those studies, chemists have accepted that periodate ...