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Maleic anhydride can be oxidised and hydrolysed to (racemic) tartaric acid.

Industrial Organic Chemistry, 3rd. Ed. K. Weissermel, H.-J. Arpe, VCH (1997)
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HOOH
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H2O
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H+
         
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Hydrolysis
Industrial Process: Organic
Oxidation: Of Substrate By Reagent

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