Synthesis of carboxylic acids

Reactions

Hydrolysis or deprotection

Oxidation of alcohols

Oxidation of benzylic positions

Oxidation of alkenes

Hydration and Oxidation of alkynes

Recent Literature

Specific oxidation protocols have been developed for the cleavage of styrenes, aliphatic olefins, and terminal aliphatic olefins to carbonyl compounds with ruthenium trichloride as catalyst. Olefins that are not fully substituted are converted to aldehydes rather than carboxylic acids.
D. Yang, C. Zhang, J. Org. Chem., 2000, 66, 4814-4818.