Preferred Label : Haber–Weiss reaction;
IUPAC definition : The Haber–Weiss cycle consists of the following two reactions: div class center H
sub 2 /sub O sub 2 /sub OH· H sub 2 /sub O O sub 2 /sub sup class minus
/sup H sup class plus /sup /div div class center and /div div class center
H sub 2 /sub O sub 2 /sub O sub 2 /sub sup class minus /sup O sub 2 /sub
OH sup class minus /sup OH· /div The second reaction achieved notoriety
as a possible source of hydroxyl radicals. However, it has a negligible rate constant.
It is believed that iron(III) complexes can catalyse this reaction: first, Fe(III)
is reduced by superoxide, followed by oxidation by dihydrogen peroxide.;
Origin ID : HT06787;
See also
The Haber–Weiss cycle consists of the following two reactions: div class center H
sub 2 /sub O sub 2 /sub OH· H sub 2 /sub O O sub 2 /sub sup class minus
/sup H sup class plus /sup /div div class center and /div div class center
H sub 2 /sub O sub 2 /sub O sub 2 /sub sup class minus /sup O sub 2 /sub
OH sup class minus /sup OH· /div The second reaction achieved notoriety
as a possible source of hydroxyl radicals. However, it has a negligible rate constant.
It is believed that iron(III) complexes can catalyse this reaction: first, Fe(III)
is reduced by superoxide, followed by oxidation by dihydrogen peroxide.
