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The Wacker oxidation is a multi-step process:

The Pd(II) and water give acetaldehyde and Pd°.

The Pd° is oxidised back to Pd(II) with the Cu(II), which is reduced to Cu(I).

The Cu(I) is oxidised to Cu(II) with oxygen.

Industrial Organic Chemistry, 3rd. Ed. K. Weissermel, H.-J. Arpe, VCH (1997)

2
H2C=CH2
  +  
O2
  +  
H2O
  +  
PdCl2
  +  
CuCl2
          
2
CH3CHO
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Palladium(II) chloride Catalyst    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Copper(II) chloride Catalyst    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Acetaldehyde     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Ethylene the Petrochemical Building Block
Industrial Process: Organic
Oxidation: Of Substrate By Reagent
Redox
Wacker Oxidation

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