Mononuclear nonheme iron(III)-superoxo species (FeIII-O2−•) have been implicated as key intermediates in the catalytic cycles of dioxygen activation by nonheme iron enzymes. Although nonheme iron(III)-superoxo species have been trapped and characterized spectroscopically in enzymatic and biomimetic reactions, no structural information has yet been obtained. Here we report for the first time the isolation, spectroscopic characterization, and crystal structure of a mononuclear side-on (η2) iron(III)-superoxo complex with a tetraamido macrocyclic ligand (TAML), [FeIII (TAML) (O2)]2− (1). The nonheme iron(III)-superoxo species undergoes both electrophilic and nucleophilic oxidation reactions as well as O2-transfer between metal complexes. In the O2-transfer reaction, 1 transfers the bound O2 unit to a manganese(III) analogue, resulting in the formation of a manganese(IV)-peroxo complex, [MnIV(TAML)(O2)]2− (2); 2 is characterized structurally and spectroscopically as a mononuclear side-on (η2) manganese(IV)-peroxo complex. The difference in the redox distribution between the metal ions and O2 in 1 and 2 is rationalized using density functional theory calculations.