The reduction of nitric oxide (NO) to nitrous oxide (N2O) by dithiothreitol in the presence of cobalt-centered corrin and porphyrin are presented. Reactions were monitored directly using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy of vapor phase spectra. Reaction rates were two-fold faster for cobalt corrin than cobalt-centered porphyrins. The stoichiometry showed loss of two NO molecules per N2O generation.