title: Oxidative N-dealkylation of a carboxylate-bridged diiron(II) precursor complex by reaction with O2 affords the elusive [Fe2(mu-OH)2(mu-O2CR)](3+) core of soluble methane monooxygenase hydroxylase.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lippard
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D003640:Dealkylation; D007501:Iron; D008752:Methylene Chloride / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry*; D010105:Oxygenases / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D008752:Methylene Chloride; D007501:Iron; D010105:Oxygenases; C021555:methane monooxygenase; D010100:Oxygen