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SUBMITTER: Moore CM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5490426 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Moore Cameron M CM Szymczak Nathaniel K NK
Chemical science 20150414 6
Nitrite reduction by a copper complex featuring a proton-responsive tripodal ligand is demonstrated. Gaseous nitric oxide was confirmed as the sole NO <sub><i>X</i></sub> by-product in quantitative yield. DFT calculations predict that nitrite reduction occurs <i>via</i> a proton and electron transfer process mediated by the ligand. The reported mechanism parallels nitrite reduction by copper nitrite reductase. ...[more]