Can methoxy group act as a chelator?

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The essential role of coumarin secretion for Fe acquisition from alkaline soil

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4883844/

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Yuri Mirgorod

Dear Shi Liu:

Scopoletin can be used for the extraction of iron ions. He has a ketone, methoxy group. Ethers and ketones used for this purpose. H.Specker, W.Doll. Z. Anal. Chem.. 152. 178. 1956 .

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