Question

Oxidation number of carbonyl carbon in methanal​

Answer 1

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methanal is a neutral atom, that is, is has no charge. So, the oxidation numbers should add up to 0. Also, we know that the oxidation number of H is always +1 except in metal hydrides and O is always -2 except in peroxides.

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Answer 2

the bayer villiger oxidation is the oxidative cleavage of a carbon carbon bond adjacent to a carbonyl which converts ketones to esters and cyclic ketones to lectons.