The iodide-catalyzed decomposition of hydrogen peroxide: Mechanistic details of an old reaction as revealed by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry monitoring

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Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry in the negative ion mode, ESI(-)-MS, was used to investigate the iodide-catalyzed decomposition, of H 2O2 in aqueous medium. ESI(-)-MS monitoring revealed the presence of an intense anion of m/z 287, suggested to be the [I-IOOH]- anion, which was proposed to be formed in solution (and then transferred to the gas phase by the ESI process) via an interaction between iodide and the neutral and short-lived species IOOH. Evidences for the proposed structure were obtained by CID (collision-induced dissociation) experiments, which yielded exclusively a product ion of m/z 254 (I2.-) via a peroxide radical (HOO., 33 Da) loss. High level ab initio calculations revealed that the formation of the [I-IOOH]- anion from IOOH and I- is a thermodynamically-favored process whereas its fragmentation leading to I 2.- and HOO. is the most favorable dissociation channel. Hence, an unprecedented mechanism for the iodide-catalyzed decomposition of H2O2 to H2O and O2 based on the assumption of the participation of the key intermediate IOOH was proposed. © 2008 Sociedade Brasileira de Química.

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Dalmázio, I., Moura, F. C. C., Araújo, M. H., Alves, T. M. A., Lago, R. M., De Lima, G. F., … Augusti, R. (2008). The iodide-catalyzed decomposition of hydrogen peroxide: Mechanistic details of an old reaction as revealed by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry monitoring. Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, 19(6), 1105–1110. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532008000600008

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