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

Explanation

`underset("2,5-dimethyl hexan-2-one")(CH_(3)-underset(CH_(3))underset(|)(CH)-CO-CH_(2)-underset(CH_(3))underset(|)(CH)-CH_(3))underset("con "HNO_(3))overset((O))tounderset("2-methyl propanoic acid")(CH_(3)-underset(CH_(3))underset(|)(CH)-COOH)+underset("3-methyl butanoic acid")(CH_(3)-underset(CH_(3))underset(|)(CH)-CH_(2)COOH)`
The oxidation of unsymmetrical ketones is governed by PoPoff's rule. It states that during the oxidation of an unsymmetrical ketone, a (C - CO) bond is cleaved in such a way that the keto group stays with the smaller alkyl group.