ISSN 1017-2548(Print)
ISSN 2234-8530(Online)
Volume 39, Number 12
JKCSEZ 39(12)
December 20, 1995 

Rates of the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide by copper(Ⅱ)-Schiff base complexes were measured at various concentrations of hydrogen peroxide. Decomposition rates of hydrogen peroxide increased with increasing pH for CuⅡBSDT and CuⅡBSTP but then decreased with the same variation of the pH for CuⅡBSTT. A possible mechanism in accord with experimental results was proposed. The mechanism involves the deprotonation of copper(Ⅱ)-Schiff base complexes of hydrogen peroxide, followed by the formation of peroxo complexes at the rate-determining step.