• Benzyl Chloride–Quaternized Chitosan as a Tailored Support for Nickel Complex Formation: Structural Insights from FTIR and XRD

  • Nigar Shikhverdiyeva† , Ulviyya Mammadova , Hajar Aslanova , Nargiz Rahimli , Chichak Seyidova , and Nizami Zeynalov

  • Laboratory of Nanostructured metal-polymer catalysts, Ministry of Science and Education, Republic of Azerbaijan, Institute of Chemistry, 113 H. Javid Street, Baku AZ1143, Azerbaijan Republic

  • 벤질 클로라이드 4급화 키토산 기반 니켈 복합체 형성 및 FTIR/XRD 구조 분석

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This Article

  • 2026; 50(3): 486-492

    Published online May 25, 2026

  • 10.7317/pk.2026.50.3.486
  • Received on Feb 13, 2026
  • Revised on Mar 10, 2026
  • Accepted on Mar 20, 2026

Correspondence to

  • Nigar Shikhverdiyeva

  • Laboratory of Nanostructured metal-polymer catalysts, Ministry of Science and Education, Republic of Azerbaijan, Institute of Chemistry, 113 H. Javid Street, Baku AZ1143, Azerbaijan Republic

  • E-mail: nigar.shikverdiyeva@kqki.science.az