Patent ID: 8044013

Claim:
A method of carrying out an oxidation reaction which comprises bringing an oxidizable substrate into contact with a metal complex compound of formula (1), wherein an oxidizingly effective amount of said metal complex is incorporated into a washing, cleaning, disinfecting or bleaching agent as a catalyst for said oxidation reaction, [L n Me m X p ] z Y q (1), wherein Me is manganese, X is CH 3 CN, H 2 O, F − , Cl − , Br − , HOO − , O 2 2− , O 2− , R 17 COO − , R 17 O − , LMeO − or LMeOO − wherein R 17 is hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C 1 -C 18 alkyl or aryl, 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 R 17 COO − , CIO 4 − , BF 4 − , PF 6 − , R 17 SO 3 − , R 17 SO 4 − , SO 4 2− , NO 3 − , F − , Cl − , Br − or I − wherein R 17 is hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C 1 -C 18 alkyl or aryl, q =z/(charge Y), and L is a ligand of formula wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 and R 11 are each independently of the others hydrogen; unsubstituted or substituted C 1 -C 18 alkyl or aryl; cyano; halogen; nitro; —COOR 12 or —SO 3 R 12 wherein R 12 is in each case hydrogen, a cation or unsubstituted or substituted C 1 -C 18 alkyl or aryl; —SR 13 , —SO 2 R 13 or —OR 13 wherein R 13 is in each case hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C 1 -C 18 alkyl or aryl; —N(R 13 )—NR′ 13 R″ 13 wherein R 13 , R′ 13 and R″ 13 are as defined above for R 13 ; —NR 14 R 15 or —N ⊕ R 14 R 15 R 16 wherein R 14 , R 15 and R 16 are each independently of the other(s) hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C 1 -C 18 alkyl or aryl, or R 14 and R 15 together with the nitrogen atom bonding them form an unsubstituted or substituted 5-, 6- or 7-membered ring which may optionally contain further hetero atoms; with the proviso that R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 and R 11 are not simultaneously hydrogen.