THE MECHANISM OF H2O2 DECOMPOSITION REACTION CATALYZED BY Mn(Acry)2+ IN H2O - Mn2+ - Acry - H2O2 SYSTEM

Abstract

The decomposition of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is often used as a standard reaction to determine the catalytic activity of metal complexes. In this study, we propose the mechanism of the hydrogen peroxide decomposition reaction in presence of Mn(Acry)2+ complexes. The reaction mechanism is based on utilization
of inhibitors and competing inhibitors. By using the particular inhibitors such as acid ascobic (Ac) and hydroquinon (Hq), kInd + .OH, was determined. Beside, this result demonstrated that the hydrogen peroxide decomposition occured by radical mechanism.
Keywords: Manganesium, catalytic metal complexes, hydrogen peroxide decomposition.