CO bonding to Myoglobin
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Nicole Attiq 3D
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CO bonding to Myoglobin
Hi, I was doing Matthew's week 9 worksheet which asked about what species is more likely to bond to myoglobin: CO or O2. The answer was CO because CO is a Lewis acid, but I was confused because in the problem, CO ends up donating an electron to Nitrogen. Wouldn't that make it a Lewis base? For reference, myoglobin has four nitrogens bonded to a central iron atom with a plus 2 charge. Thank you in advance!
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Nicole Attiq 3D
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