PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CARBONYL COMPOUNDS FROM OLEFINS

A process for the preparation of carbonyl compounds starting from olefins is described, comprising the oxidative scis¬sion reaction of one or more carbon- carbon double bonds, where electron-poor double bonds and terminal bonds which do not have neighbouring functional groups capable of donate electronic density are excluded, wherein such reaction is carried out by means of an advanced oxidation process, in the presence of at least one nitrogen-containing additive and at least one advanced oxidation agent, the advanced oxidation process being a chemical treatment which in a reaction produces oxidation of chemical compounds through the generation of active radical species.