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The role of metals in aqueous superoxide chemistry

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6322812
A focal point in the research of metal catalyzed reactions involving oxygen derived species/radicals (OH, HO/sub 2//O/sub 2//sup -/, H/sub 2/O/sub 2/, etc.), is the search for the true nature and mode of formation of the oxidizing agent(s) responsible for the biological damage observed in systems containing both hydrogen peroxide and superoxide radicals. There appears to be a general agreement that one of the most deleterious species is the OH radical, generated either in the ''Metal Catalyzed Haber Weiss Reaction'' or a ''Reductant Driven Fenton Type Reaction.'' The subtle difference between these two mechanisms is that Mechanism I is merely a specific case of a system (Mechanism II) that generates OH radicals using a variety of metals (Fe, Cu, Mn, Ti, etc.) and reductants. 41 refs.
Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
OSTI ID:
6322812
Report Number(s):
BNL-39942; CONF-870701-1; ON: DE87012125
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English