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Propene is oxidised to acetone with oxygen (air). The reaction is catalysed with palladium(II) chloride.

As in the Wacker oxidation of ethylene to acetaldehyde, Pd(II) is reduced to Pd(0). The Pd(0) is then oxidised back to Pd(II) with Cu(II) which is reoxidised with oxygen.

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

2
CH3–CH=CH2
  +  
O2
  +  
PdCl2
         
2
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Propene     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Oxygen     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Palladium(II) chloride Catalyst    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Acetone     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Industrial Process: Organic
Oxidation: Of Substrate By Reagent
Redox

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