Two complexes, [Mn 2 (etsalim) 4 (Hetsalim) 2 ](ClO 4 ) 2 (1), and [Mn(mesalim) 2 (OAc)(MeOH)]·MeOH (2), in which Hmesalim and Hetsalim are methyl and ethyl salicylimidate, respectively, have been synthesized, fully characterized by X-ray analyses, magnetic susceptibility, UV/Vis and IR spectroscopy, and their catalase activity has been studied. Complex 1 is dinuclear and shows an Mn−Mn distance of 3.37 Å while complex 2 is mononuclear. Both complexes catalyze the disproportionation of hydrogen peroxide into water and dioxygen; they show very high catalase activity exhibiting saturation kinetics in the presence of NaOH. The rate and turnover number of the catalyzed reaction increase dramatically when a few equivalents of base (NaOH) are added to the reaction mixture. The turnover numbers for hydrogen peroxide disproportionation increase from approximately 200 to more than 1500 per manganese ion in less than 2 min for both com-