abstract |
The present invention relates to a method for oxidative cleavage of a substrate consisting of at least one functionalised or non-functionalised linear olefin, in particular a mono- or polyunsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acid, or one of the esters thereof, or at least one non-functionalised cyclic olefin, using hydrogen peroxide, in the presence of a metal catalyst which consists of at least one onium halooxodiperoxometallate. It also relates to a novel catalyst consisting of a specific onium halooxodiperoxometallate which can be used, in particular, in said method. |