title: Plausible mechanisms of the fenton-like reactions, M = Fe(II) and Co(II), in the presence of RCO2(-) substrates: are OH(•) radicals formed in the process?
abstract: DFT calculations concerning the plausible mechanism of Fenton-like reactions catalyzed by Fe(II) and Co(II) cations in the presence of carboxylate ligands suggest that hydroxyl radicals are not formed in these reactions. This conclusion suggests that the commonly accepted mechanisms of Fenton-like reactions induced oxidative stress and advanced oxidation processes have to be reconsidered.
authors.affiliation: †Biological Chemistry Department, Ariel University, 40700 Ariel, Israel.
authors.forename: Haya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kornweitz
authors.affiliation: ‡Chemical Engineering Department, Shamoon College of Engineering, 84100 Beer-Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: Ariela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Burg
authors.affiliation: †Biological Chemistry Department, Ariel University, 40700 Ariel, Israel.|§Chemistry Department, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 8410501 Beer-Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Meyerstein