question_answer 53)

  Oxidation ofketones involves carbon-carbon bond cleavage. Name the products formed on oxidation of 2,5-dimethylhexan-3-one.

Answer:

                  Being an unsymmetrical ketone, oxidation occurs on either side of the C = O group giving a mixture of 2- methyl propanoic acid, 3-methylbutanoic acid and propan-2-one. Propan-2-one on further oxidation gives a mixture of ethanoic acid and methanoic acid. Subsequent oxidation of methanoic acid gives and