Glycols Cyclohexane Diols, Carbohydrates, and Nucleosides

Vanadate reacts with ethylene glycol and other 1,2-diols such as carbohydrates and nucleosides (nucleotides) to form two predominant types of products. Reaction can 

Although they have been looked for, no bidentate complexes of 1,3-glycols have been found in aqueous solution. This suggests their formation is energetically very 

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