ISSN 1017-2548(Print)
ISSN 2234-8530(Online)
Volume 37, Number 2
JKCSEZ 37(2)
April 20, 1993 

The decomposition of hydrogen peroxide by copper-amines complexes was studied in the pH range of 7.3∼11.3 by measuring the rate of the decreasing concentration of H2O2. Decomposition rate of hydrogen peroxide increased with increasing pH, and then decreased with increasing pH successively. The mechanism for this type of reaction involves the formation of peroxo complexes in the rate-determining step preceding deprotonation of hydrogen peroxide and copper-amines complexes.