[ben809]

Anyone know of a good article that gives info on Peracids!? My question is mostly why Peracids can't be put together with metals and whats the reaction behind it.

[ben809]

Anyone know of a good article that gives info on Peracids!? My question is mostly why Peracids can't be put together with metals and whats the reaction behind it.

anyone!?!?!?

[sjb]

What are your thoughts. How do normal acids react with metals? What kind of reagents are _per_acids?

[ben809]

The two things I begin to think about is corrosion and oxidation potentials:

The reaction between water and Iron, the redox reaction is positive meaning that its spontaneous and occurs. In short this is the direction of how I have been thinking about it.

However peroxide forms when peracids are breaking down, so I'm not sure if that product would cause another side reaction or am I thinking in the wrong direction

[kriggy]

Im not sure if this helps, but I can definitely imagine this going on with peracid instead of hydrogen peroxide
http://www.lenntech.com/fenton-reaction.htm
So if hydrogen peroxide is formed then it breaks down into the hydroxyl radical which reacts with everything in sight

[ben809]

yea thats something I thought about too. Thank you for at least trying to point me in some kind of direction of thinking.