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Lifting iron higher and higher

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Biological and synthetic catalysts often utilize iron in high oxidation states (+IV and greater) to perform challenging molecular transformations. A coordination complex featuring an Fe(VII) ion has now been synthesized through sequential oxidations of nonheme iron–nitrido precursors.

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Fig. 1: Structure and preparation of high-valent iron(VI, VII)–nitrido complexes.

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