A facile conversion of olefins into carboxylic acids could be achieved by using aqueous hydrogen peroxide (35%-H2O2) in the presence of catalytic amounts of tungstic acid (5 wt%). The oxidation was markedly influenced by the acidity of the reaction medium, and it was found to proceed favorably under a weak acidic condition (pH 4–5).
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