tetra-amido macrocyclic ligand
Tetra-amido macrocyclic ligands (TAMLs) constitute a class of macrocyclic ligands. When complexed to metals, TAMLs are proposed as environmentally friendly catalysts. Although never commercialized, iron-TAML complexes catalyze the degradation of pesticides, effluent streams from paper mills, dibenzothiophenes from diesel fuels, and anthrax spores.{{citation |last1=Collins |first1=T. J. |year=2002 |title=TAML oxidant activators: a new approach to the activation of hydrogen peroxide for environmentally significant problems |journal=Accounts of Chemical Research |volume=35 |issue=9 |pages=782–790 |doi=10.1021/ar010079s |pmid=12234208 }}