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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Chem Soc Rev. 2010 May 20;39(8):2768–2779. doi: 10.1039/c003079c

Scheme 4.

Scheme 4

Addition of water to [Fe2(O2CR)4(4-RPy)2] (R = CN, acetyl) results in a windmill [Fe2(μ-O2CR)2(O2CR)2(H2O)2(L)2] complex, which reacts more rapidly with dioxygen than the non-aquated paddlewheel and windmill mixture.