Complexes Written with Prof. Jesse W. Tye

Cyanide Complexes (Written with Prof. Jesse W.Tye) 

Cyanide salts and the colorless gaseous HCN are highly toxic and should be handled with care. The primary toxicity of CN results from inhibition of cytochrome c oxidase (a key enzyme in the electron transport chain), which catalyzes the four electron reduction of dioxygen to Hp. The cyanide ligand inhibits the enzyme by occupying the binding site on one of the enzyme s iron centers. 

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Examples of azaferrocenes used in asymmetric catalysis. 4.2.4. Nitrosyl Complexes (Written with Prof. Jesse W.Tye)... 

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