The copper catalysis from the oxidation of catechol to em o /em -quinone is mediated through the formation of a PrP23C231CCu2+Ccatechol complex, which favours the transfer of electrons from catechol to PrP23C231CCu2+ and the formation of PrP23C231CCuO2+ from your resulting PrP23C231CCu+ and O2
The copper catalysis from the oxidation of catechol to em o /em -quinone is mediated through the formation of a…