“…Simple hydroxamic acids (XHAs) such as formo-and acetohydroxamic acids (FHA and AHA, example structure in Scheme 1), are salt-free, hydrophilic organic compounds, which act as bidentate O,O donor ligands with affinities for enzyme inhibitors, 7 soil enhancers, 8 antimicrobials, 9 DNA cleavers, 10 spectrophotometric reagents for the determination of metal ions 11 as well as in drug delivery systems 12 and ion exchange applications. 13 In the environment, hydroxamates are used by fungi in the sequestration of iron from soil.…”