Question

What is the mild oxidizing agents that can be used to differentiate ketones and aldehydes.

Answer 1

Answer:

The mild oxidising agents that can be used to differentiate between ketones and aldehydes are

1. Fehlings solution

2. Tollens reagent

3. Benedicts solution

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.