2020/4/303HomogeneousCatalysis:ExampleI•Thefirstexample:•Thisreactionisslowintheabsenceofacatalyst•I‐canbeacatalystforthisreaction,tomakeitfast–Insteadofgoinginabimolecularreactionwheretwohydrogenperoxideshavetocrashintoeachother,there’sanentirelydifferentpathway(loweractivationenergy)thatinvolvesI‐,toformwaterandhypoiodide.–Then,thehydrogenperoxidereactswithhypoiodide toformwaterandI-.922222222H O ()2HO() + O(g)Rate = k[HO ]kaqHomogeneousCatalysis:ExampleI•Now,thereactionhastwosteps•IodideandHypoiodidedonotappearinthebalancedoverallreaction•Thecatalystendsupunchangedbytheoverall