Two new systems have been developed for catalytic carboxylation of alkenes. Both use palladium-(11) as catalyst and benzoquinone as cocatalyst. In the first hydrogen peroxide was used as oxidant in acetic acid solution. Alkenes such as cyclohexene and 5-decene were converted cleanly to allylic acetates, but with 1-decene mainly the methyl ketone was formed. A diene such as 1, 3-cyclohexadiene gave the diacetate while cis-l, 2- ...