The structure of the iron sites of nitrogenase in dithionite-reduced and thionine-oxidized forms of the Mo-Fe and V-Fe proteins has been investigated using Fe K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy. For the dithionite-reduced Azotobacter uinelandii Mo-Fe protein, the dominant EXAFS Fourier transform peaks are assigned to F e 4 and Fe-Fe interactions at -2.32 and 2.64 A, as expected for F e S clus...

Three new Prussian blue analogues, heptanuclear mixed-valence iron complexes of the type [Fe(II)(CN)(6){Fe(III)(1(-2H))}(6)]Cl(2)·nH(2)O, were synthesized and structurally and spectrally characterized, and their magnetic properties were investigated (1(-2H) corresponds to doubly deprotoned Schiff-base pentadentate ligands 1a, N,N'-bis(2-hydroxybenzylidene)-1,5-diamino-3-azapentane, 1b, N,N'-bi...

An iron-based ionic liquid, Fe((OHCH(2)CH(2))(2)NH)(6)(CF(3)SO(3))(3), is synthesized in a single-step complexation reaction. Infrared and Raman data suggest NH(CH(2)CH(2)OH)(2) primarily coordinates to Fe(iii) through alcohol groups. The compound has T(g) and T(d) values of -64 degrees C and 260 degrees C, respectively. Cyclic voltammetry reveals quasi-reversible Fe(iii)/Fe(ii) reduction waves.

Coordination polymer nanorods are synthesized from the hexagonal 3D structure of Fe-MIL-88B. Subsequently, hematite (α-Fe(2)O(3)) and magnetite (Fe(3)O(4)) nanorods are selectively prepared by controlling the calcination conditions of coordination polymer nanorods.

The reduction of Triphos [PhP(CH(2)CH(2)PPh(2))(2)] iron halide complexes has been explored, yielding formally zerovalent (κ(3)-Triphos)Fe(κ(2)-Triphos) and (κ(3)-Triphos)Fe(κ(2)-Bpy). Electrochemical analysis, coupled with the metrical parameters of (κ(3)-Triphos)Fe(κ(2)-Bpy), reveal an electronic structure consistent with a π-radical monoanion bipyridine chelate that is antiferromagnetically ...

A series of monocarbonyl iron complexes in the formal oxidation states 0, +1, and +2 are accessible when supported by a tetradentate tris(phosphino)silyl ligand (SiP(iPr)(3) = [Si(o-C(6)H(4)PiPr(2))(3)](-)). X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies of these carbonyl complexes establish little geometrical change about the iron center as a function of oxidation state. It is possible to functionalize the t...

Different metabolic pathways of supplemental and fortification Fe, or inhibition of Zn absorption by Fe, may explain adverse effects of supplemental Fe in Fe-sufficient infants. We determined whether the mode of oral Fe administration or the amount habitually consumed affects Fe absorption and systemic Fe utilisation in infants, and assessed the effects of these interventions on Zn absorption, ...

The title complex, {[Fe(II)Y(III)(CN)(4)(NO(3))(C(10)H(8)N(2))(CH(3)OH)(3)]·CH(3)OH·0.5H(2)O}(n), is built up of ladder-like chains oriented along the c axis. Each ladder consists of two strands based on alternating Fe(II) and Y(III) ions connected by cyanide bridges. Two such parallel chains are connected by additional cyanide anions (the 'rungs' of the ladder), which likewise connect Fe(II) a...

I . Iron metabolism was studied during lactation in the rabbit by the intravenous injection of 59Fe in order to measure plasma Fe turnover, Fe transfer to the milk and Fe absorption by the suckling young. 2. Although the plasma and red cell volumes were elevated in the lactating animal a significant increase of plasma Fe turnover was not demonstrated. 3 . Between 2.5 and 11.5 yo of the injected...