Bleach systems comprising bis- and tris (.mu.-oxo)dimanganese complex salts

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Bleach systems comprising bis- and tris(µ-oxo)dimanganese complex salts as catalyst, Bis- and tris(µ-oxo)dimanganese complex salts of the formula LMn(µ-O)a(µ-OAc)bMnLXAy, as catalysts for oxidizing organic compounds in which formula, Ac is a C2-C8-acyl group a is 1, 2 or 3, b is 0 if a is 2 or 3 or is 2 if a is 1 x denotes the number of positive charges and is 2 or 3 A is an anion, y is the equivalent amount of anion A required to compensate the positive charges, and, L is a ligand, preferably N,N'-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)-N-methylamine or N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(2-pyridylmethyl)-1,2-ethylenediamine are employed as catalysts in bleach systems for textile material.