Question:
Oxidation of ketones involves carbon-carbon bond cleavage. Name the products formed on oxidation of 2, 5-dimethylhexan-3-one.
Solution:
The products formed on oxidation of 2, 5-dimethylhexan-3-one are the mixtures of ketone and carboxylic acids. Ketone is then further oxidized to carboxylic acids. Overall
the products formed in this reaction are 2-Methylpropanoic acid, 3-Methylbutanoic acid, ethanoic acid and methanoic acid.