The syntheses of the dinuclear copper(II) complexes 1 and 2 of oxamido-bridge were reported. Reaction kinetics and the mechanism on hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl picolinate (PNPP) and p-nitrophenyl acetate (PNPA) catalyzed by the metallomicelles formed from the complex (1 or 2) and surfactants (N-lauroyl sarcosinate (LSS), polyoxyethylene (23) lauryl ether (Brij35), cetyl pyridinium bromide (CPB)) were investigated. The kinetic mathematical models for the catalytic hydrolysis of PNPP and PNPA were proposed, respectively. The effects of different ...