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The Biological Chemistry of Iron pp 25–42Cite as

Oxidation States, Redox Potentials and Spin States

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The status of iron as the most important and versatile metal in biological redox chemistry can be traced to a unique underlying inorganic chemistry. Essential to understanding this chemistry are the basic concepts of oxidation state, coordination number, spin state and ligand field effects. Their comprehension leads to an appreciation of active site structure and function, and invites a discussion of the factors which contribute to the wide range of iron redox potentials.

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  1. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA, 90007

    Christopher A. Reed

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  1. Dept. of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

    H. Brian Dunford

  2. Dept. of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

    David Dolphin

  3. Dept. of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, USA

    Kenneth N. Raymond

  4. Dept. of Molecular Structure, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

    Larry Sieker

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Reed, C.A. (1982). Oxidation States, Redox Potentials and Spin States. In: Dunford, H.B., Dolphin, D., Raymond, K.N., Sieker, L. (eds) The Biological Chemistry of Iron. NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, vol 89. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7882-9_3

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