Use of metal complex compounds as oxidation catalysts

A method of carrying out an oxidation reaction which comprises bringing an oxidizable substrate into contact with a metal complex compound of formula (1), wherein an oxidizingly effective amount of said metal complex is incorporated into a washing, cleaning, disinfecting or bleaching agent as a catalyst for said oxidation reaction,

• [LnMemXp]zYq (1),
• wherein Me is manganese,
• X is CH3CN, H2O, F−, Cl−, Br−, HOO−, O22−, O2−, R17COO−, R17O−, LMeO− or LMeOO− wherein
• R17 is hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C1-C18alkyl or aryl,
• n and m are each independently of the other an integer having a value of from 1 to 8,
• p is an integer having a value of from 0 to 32,
• z is the charge of the metal complex,
• Y is R17COO−, CIO4−, BF4−, PF6−, R17SO3−, R17SO4−, SO42−, NO3−, F−, Cl−, Br− or I− wherein
• R17 is hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C1-C18alkyl or aryl,
• q =z/(charge Y), and
• L is a ligand of formula
• wherein
• R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 and R11 are each independently of the others hydrogen;
• unsubstituted or substituted C1-C18alkyl or aryl;
• cyano;
• halogen;
• nitro;
• —COOR12 or —SO3R12 wherein R12 is in each case hydrogen, a cation or unsubstituted or substituted C1-C18alkyl or aryl;
• —SR13, —SO2R13 or —OR13 wherein R13 is in each case hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C1-C18alkyl or aryl;
• —N(R13)—NR′13R″13 wherein R13, R′13 and R″13 are as defined above for R13;
• —NR14R15 or —N⊕R14R15R16 wherein R14, R15 and R16 are each independently of the other(s) hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C1-C18alkyl or aryl, or R14 and R15 together with the nitrogen atom bonding them form an unsubstituted or substituted 5-, 6- or 7-membered ring which may optionally contain further hetero atoms;
• with the proviso that R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 and R11 are not simultaneously hydrogen.