Liquid formulations comprising an
alcohol and a highly water-soluble
manganese complex root catalyst, bleaching formulations and cleaning agents comprising the same, disclosed are liquid compositions comprising a
solvent, the
solvent is selected from the group consisting of monoaliphatic alcohols having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, mono-, di-, tri-or tetraalkylene glycols having 2, 3 or 4 carbon atoms in the alkylene
moiety,
cyclohexanol,
benzyl alcohol or
glycerol wherein each OH group may be optionally and independently substituted by an OR group wherein R is an
alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and wherein the
solvent optionally comprises 0.01-10 wt% of an inorganic or
organic acid and in which there is dissolved a mononuclear or binuclear Mn (III) and / or Mn (IV) complex salt having selected non-coordinating counterions, having a water
solubility of at least 30 g / L at 20 DEG C, and wherein the solvent optionally comprises 0.01-10 wt% of an inorganic or
organic acid and in which there is dissolved a mononuclear or binuclear Mn (III) and / or Mn (IV) complex salt having selected non-coordinating counterions, and wherein the mononuclear or binuclear Mn (III) and / or Mn (IV) complex comprises at least one cyclic triamine ligand. The
liquid composition and formulations comprising the same are suitable for use in
catalytic oxidation, for example as a component of dishwasher bleaching compositions. The present invention also relates to cleaning agents comprising the liquid compositions described herein.