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The secondary report corroborates the use of a hydrogen-bonded secondary sphere to bind and activate nitrate in the designed metal complex. DIRECT_TEXT

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The research team started with an iron complex surrounded by a secondary sphere of hydrogen bonds. They then tuned the hydrogen bonds to selectively grab onto binding sites on nitrates, priming them for the next chemical reaction.