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A New Form of Iron

Newspaper current event by Brandon on 02 June 2006, tagged as chemistry

Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered a new an unexpected iron species. The new iron form, designated as iron VI, is highly reactive, having only two valence electrons. Contrary to the other known form of iron VI, known as ferrate, this new species carries nitrogen, not oxygen.

John F. Berry, the lead researcher on the project, explained the significance of the find, 'Whereas the ferrate ion easily transfers an oxygen atom to organic substrates, we might expect that our complex may transfer a nitrogen atom instead. This sort of reactivity is becoming more important in organic synthesis since it allows new synthetic pathways to nitrogen-containing organic molecules which are very important and have widespread utility.'

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Confusion between oxidation state and compound by wyldeling :: NR6

There seems to be some confusion in your news post, and I would like to clarify it. Specifically, iron VI, having a +6 charge, is highly reactive. Up to this point, the only known compound where iron has +6 valency is an oxygen compound known as ferrate. This new compound contains nitrogen instead.

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