Oxidative degradation of aromatic pollutant 2,4,6-trichlorophenol to 2,6-dichloro-1,4-benzoquinone was found to be efficiently catalyzed by the iron(III) complex of tetrakis(3,5-disulfonatomesityl)porphyrin (FeTMPS) associated with KHSO5 as an oxygen atom donor [1-3]. The kinetics of this reaction was investigated at 20 degrees C, pH 3 by determining the dependence of the reaction rate on factors such as concentration of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol, FeTMPS and KHSO5. For this reaction, the proposed mechanism involves the formation of 2,6-dichlorobenzoquinone via a peroxidase-type oxidation of the chlorinated phenol.