“…In fact, the catalytic activity and mechanism of the coordinated and the hydrated metal ions have many similarities [14,15]; e.g., the higher pK a [16] of the hydrated Zn(II) leads to the greater activity of its metallomicelles for the hydrolysis compared with Cu(II). However, at lower pH, the contrary seems to be true; i.e., Cu (II) metallomicelles are more active for hydrolysis than Zn(II).…”