The Reduction of pervasive pollutants utilizing iron pyridinediimine complexes.
Research Mentor(s)
John Gilbertson
Description
Runoff nitrate fertilizer in coastal waters from agricultural practices has culminated into the destruction of these ecosystems by creating dead zones. The global nitrogen cycle is responsible for the denitrification, or reduction, of nitrates by converting them into less environmentally harmful nitrogen species. To study the nitrate reduction reaction, a five-coordinate iron center with a pyridinediimine (PDI) ligand scaffold was synthesized. The iron PDI complex was shown to be active for the nitrate reduction reaction, producing mononitrosyl complexes (MNICs) from nitrate. These MNICs were characterized by spectroscopic methods and will be discussed.
Document Type
Event
Start Date
May 2022
End Date
May 2022
Location
Carver Gym (Bellingham, Wash.)
Department
CSE - Chemistry
Genre/Form
student projects; posters
Type
Image
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
The Reduction of pervasive pollutants utilizing iron pyridinediimine complexes.
Carver Gym (Bellingham, Wash.)
Runoff nitrate fertilizer in coastal waters from agricultural practices has culminated into the destruction of these ecosystems by creating dead zones. The global nitrogen cycle is responsible for the denitrification, or reduction, of nitrates by converting them into less environmentally harmful nitrogen species. To study the nitrate reduction reaction, a five-coordinate iron center with a pyridinediimine (PDI) ligand scaffold was synthesized. The iron PDI complex was shown to be active for the nitrate reduction reaction, producing mononitrosyl complexes (MNICs) from nitrate. These MNICs were characterized by spectroscopic methods and will be discussed.