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Nitrogenases utilize Fe-S clusters to reduce N2 to NH3 The large number of Fe sites in their catalytic cofactors has hampered spectroscopic investigations into their electronic structures, mechanisms, and biosyntheses. To facilitate their spectroscopic analysis, we are developing methods for incorporating 57Fe into specific sites of nitrogenase cofactors, and we report herein site-selective 57Fe labeling of the L-cluster-a carbide-containing, [Fe8S9C] precursor to the Mo nitrogenase catalytic cofactor. Treatment of the isolated L-