Chemists envy the ease with which some bacterial enzymes can break carbon–hydrogen bonds. They now imitate the enzyme active site in an oxo-bridged diiron compound that can cleave these strong bonds.
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Goldman, A. Bond breaking bacteria-style. Nature Chem 1, 109–110 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.191
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