Patent ID: 7138363
Filing Date: 2006-11-21
Classification: C07D,C11D

Abstract:
1. A method of catalyzing an oxidation reaction, which comprises contacting an oxidizable substrate selected from the group consisting of textiles, hard surfaces, waste-printed paper, and pulp used in paper making, with an oxidizing agent selected from the group consisting of a peroxide and a peroxide forming substance, in the presence of a catalytically effective amount of at least one metal complex compound of formula (1) wherein Me is manganese, titanium, iron, cobalt, nickel or copper, X is a coordinating or bridging radical, n and m are each independently of the other an integer having a value of from 1 to 8, p is an integer having a value of from 0 to 32, z is the charge of the metal complex, Y is a counter-ion, q=z/(charge of Y), and L is a ligand of formula (2)  wherein Q is N or CR R —SR —NR R R R R