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Oxidising a ketone breaks which kind of bond?
ASulphur to carbon
BCarbon to carbon
COxygen to oxygen
DNitrogen to carbon
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Carbon to carbon
1. The carbonyl carbon of a ketone is flanked by two carbons.
2. Oxidation has to cut the chain to proceed.
3. So it involves carbon to carbon bond cleavage.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry Part II, Chapter 12, Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids._
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