The uses of chlorine and nitrogen containing oxyanions, from fertilizers to rocket fuels, are extensive and varied.  Because of their high solubility in water, these oxyanions have become pervasive contaminants in ground water and pose a significant health risk.  While metalloenzymes can reduce these species to more benign products, we sought to use an iron complex for this reduction sequence.  The catalytic reduction of nitrite, nitrate and perchlorate will be presented as well as insights in the mechanism for which these multi-electron reductions can be achieved. <br/>

Iron-catalyzed oxyanion reduction

255th National Meeting (2018)

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