you can used PEG instead of Oleic Acid to synthesize Molybdenum Disulfide (nano) .

i will suggest to read the following article:

Article PEG-Mediated Hydrothermal Synthesis of Hierarchical Microsph...

Dear all, please refer to the following documents. My Regards

DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2016.07.038

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2015.09.039

https://doi.org/10.1080/00150193.2018.1432847

https://doi.org/10.1002/ls.1501

Dear Faraz Haider, When we use PEG instead of OA, the polymerization will dominate the actual nano structure on Molybdenum Disulfide at nano scale.

There may be agglomeration and amorphous nature will be high.