Oxidation of ethyl alcohol by a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and ferric salts

Mordechai L. Kremer

doi:10.1038/184720b0

Oxidation of ethyl alcohol by a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and ferric salts

Mordechai L. Kremer^*

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IT was recently found that the catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide by ferric ions, and by enzymes containing haemin groups follow closely related paths¹. This analogy can be extended to the oxidation of ethanol by a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and ferric salts. The experimental data of Walton and Christensen² provide evidence that ethanol is oxidized by the secondary hydrogen peroxide-ferric ion complex. A similar mechanism for peroxidase action was derived by Chance³.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	720
Number of pages	1
Journal	Nature
Volume	184
Issue number	4687
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/184720b0
State	Published - 1959
Externally published	Yes

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Oxidation of ethyl alcohol by a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and ferric salts

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