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Oxidation of ketones involves carbon-carbon bond cleavage. Name the products formed on oxidation of 2, 5-dimethylhexan-3-one.
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Solution
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{}\ce{CH3}\phantom{..}\ce{O}\phantom{..........}\ce{CH3}\phantom{..................}\ce{CH3}\phantom{...................}\ce{CH3}\phantom{.........................}\ce{O}\phantom{........................................................................}\\
\phantom{.}|\phantom{.....}||\phantom{...........}|\phantom{.....................}|\phantom{......................}|\phantom{.............................}||\phantom{........................................................................}\\
\phantom{}\ce{\underset{2, 5-Dimethylhexan-3-one}{CH3 - CH - C - CH2 - CH - CH3} ->[{[O]}] \underset{2-Methylpropanoic acid}{CH3 - CH - COOH} + \underset{3-Methylpropanoic acid}{CH3 - CH - CH2} - COOH + \underset{Propan-2-one}{CH3 - C - CH3} -> \underset{Ethanoic acid}{CH3COOH} + \underset{Methanoic acid}{HCOOH}\phantom{...........................................}}
\end{array}\]
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