The identification of the active site of an iron-containing catalyst raises hopes of designing practically useful catalysts for the room-temperature conversion of methane to methanol, a potential fuel for vehicles. See Letter p.317
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Labinger, J. Elusive active site in focus. Nature 536, 280–281 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/536280a
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