“…14,15 However, weak carboxylic acids, such as acetic acid or benzoic acid, require a strong acid catalyst for conversion to percarboxylic acid. 16,17 As alternatives to carboxylic acids, carboxylic anhydrides have been used for the in situ production of percarboxylic acid with H 2 O 2 . 18,19 Acetic anhydride, 20 triuoroacetic anhydride, 21,22 maleic anhydride, 23,24 and phthalic anhydride 25 have been used as mediators in oxidation reactions based on H 2 O 2 .…”