Formation of Fe(0)-Nanoparticles via Reduction of Fe(II) Compounds by Amino Acids and Their Subsequent Oxidation to Iron Oxides

<table>Suggested mechanism of the reduction of Fe(II) to Fe(0) with amino acid ligands in the coordination sphere of central Fe(II) atom.</table>

Journal of Chemistry

Scheme 1: Formation of Fe(0)-Nanoparticles via Reduction of Fe(II) Compounds by Amino Acids and Their Subsequent Oxidation to Iron Oxides 