On the Origin of the Blue Color in The Iodine/Iodide/Starch Supramolecular Complex

The nature of the blue color in the iodine-starch reaction is still a matter of debate. Some textbooks still invoke charge-transfer bands within a chain of neutral I<sub>2</sub> molecules inside the hydrophobic channel defined by the interior of the amylose helical structure. However, th...

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Main Authors: Szilárd Pesek, Maria Lehene, Adrian M. V. Brânzanic, Radu Silaghi-Dumitrescu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/24/8974