Abstract
A “RESEARCH Item” in NATURE of March 19 (p. 442) has directed our attention to a paper by Matsuda,1 in which it is shown that hydrogen peroxide is formed in the course of the anodic oxidation of acetate solutions. The amount of peroxide obtained is correlated with the simultaneous production of ethane by the Kolbe reaction. As a result of a comprehensive study of electrolytic oxidation reactions, now in progress, we have independently arrived at the conclusion that hydrogen peroxide plays a very important role in certain anodic processes, although our point of view concerning the origin and influence of the peroxide is fundamentally different from that of Matsuda. It is hoped very shortly to publish the results of some of the experiments on which our views are based.
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