REACTIONS OF SOME PERACIDS AND HYDROPEROXIDES WITH COBALT(II) AND COBALT(III) ACETATE IN ACETIC-ACID SOLUTION

The kinetics and reaction products were determined of the oxidation of Co” by several peracids, the catalytic decomposition of these peracids by CoIII, the reduction of CoIII by hydrogen peroxide, fert-butyl and cumyl hydroperoxide and the catalytic decomposition of these peroxides by Co. The results were compared with those of the thermal decomposition of these peroxides. From the information obtained some conclusions were derived concerning the decomposition reactions of oxy and peroxy radicals in acetic acid in the presence and absence of CoIIIand CoIII acetate. © 1979, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.