Question

name the product formed on the oxidation of 2,5,dimethylhexane-3-one​

Answer 1

Being an unsymmetrical ketone, oxidation occurs on either side C=0, 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-

CO2 and H2O.