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WE have prepared a macrocyclic complex of zinc with one water molecule in the inner coordination sphere. This complex has a pKa of about 8; this throws light on a question concerning the enzyme carbonic anhydrase which catalyses the hydration of carbonyl compounds.
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PRINCE, R., WOOLLEY, P. Polarizing Power of Coordinated Zinc. Nature Physical Science 240, 117–118 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci240117a0
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