“…Wiberg, 1965;Freeman, 1976;Lee, 1980;Lee and Tranhanovsky, 1982;Simandi et al, 1983;Lee et al, 1987) especially since the introduction of phase transfer catalysis (Lee, 1980;Lee and Tranhanovsky, 1982;Lee et al, 1987) which permits the use of solvents like methylene chloride and benzene. Kinetic studies are vital sources of mechanistic information on these reactions, as validated by result stating to unsaturated acids in both aqueous (Fatiadi, 1987;Stewart and Wiberg, 1965;Freeman, 1976;Lee, 1980;Lee and Tranhanovsky, 1982;Simandi et al, 1983;Lee et al, 1987;Wiberg et al 1973) and non-aqueous media (Wiberg et al 1973). As is known, in aqueous alkaline medium the permanganate ion oxidizes a number of organic compounds, which are not, or only very slowly, attacked in acidic or neutral medium (Ladbury and Cullis, 1958;William, 1958), (Drummond and Waters, 1935).…”