(a) Comment on the relevance of studying complexes such as [Fe(CN) 4 (CO) 2 ] 2 and...

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(a) Comment on the relevance of studying complexes such as [Fe(CN)4(CO)2]2− and [Fe(CO)3(CN)3] as models for the active sites of [NiFe]- and [FeFe]-hydrogenases.

(b) Describe the structure of the FeMo cofactor in nitrogenase. Until 2002, when a central ligand was located in the FeMo cofactor, it was suggested that N2 binding might take place at 3-coordinate iron sites. Explain why this proposal is no longer plausible.

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Inorganic Chemistry

ISBN: 9781292134147

5th Edition

Authors: Catherine Housecroft

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