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I have searched the whole internet but I could only see examples where the authors of the article took $\ce{R1}$ and $\ce{R2}$ as the alkyl groups around the carbon. 
This is regarding the oxidation of carbonyl compounds (I am specifically searching about ketones) using $\ce{SeO2}$. What
What I understood was $\ce{C=O}$ got introduced on the alpha-carbon and two hydrogens from that carbon were lost. Please tell me
I would like to know the product obtained on reacting pentan-2-one with $\ce{SeO2}$. Will the carbon having 3 alpha-hydrogens become $\ce{C=O}$ or will the other one having 2 alpha hydrogens become $\ce{C=O}$?

References:

  1. Selenium dioxide oxidation of ketones and aldehydes. Evidence for the intermediacy of .beta.-ketoseleninic, K. Barry Sharpless and Kenneth M. Gordon Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1976, 98 (1), 300-301 DOI: 10.1021/ja00417a083
  2. https://www.adichemistry.com/organic/organicreagents/seo2/selenium-dioxide-seo2.html

I have searched the whole internet but I could only see examples where the authors of the article took $\ce{R1}$ and $\ce{R2}$ as the alkyl groups around the carbon. This is regarding the oxidation of carbonyl compounds (I am specifically searching about ketones) using $\ce{SeO2}$. What I understood was $\ce{C=O}$ got introduced on the alpha-carbon and two hydrogens from that carbon were lost. Please tell me the product obtained on reacting pentan-2-one with $\ce{SeO2}$. Will the carbon having 3 alpha-hydrogens become $\ce{C=O}$ or will the other one having 2 alpha hydrogens become $\ce{C=O}$?

References:

  1. Selenium dioxide oxidation of ketones and aldehydes. Evidence for the intermediacy of .beta.-ketoseleninic, K. Barry Sharpless and Kenneth M. Gordon Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1976, 98 (1), 300-301 DOI: 10.1021/ja00417a083
  2. https://www.adichemistry.com/organic/organicreagents/seo2/selenium-dioxide-seo2.html

I have searched the whole internet but I could only see examples where the authors of the article took $\ce{R1}$ and $\ce{R2}$ as the alkyl groups around the carbon. 
This is regarding the oxidation of carbonyl compounds (I am specifically searching about ketones) using $\ce{SeO2}$.
What I understood was $\ce{C=O}$ got introduced on the alpha-carbon and two hydrogens from that carbon were lost.
I would like to know the product obtained on reacting pentan-2-one with $\ce{SeO2}$. Will the carbon having 3 alpha-hydrogens become $\ce{C=O}$ or will the other one having 2 alpha hydrogens become $\ce{C=O}$?

References:

  1. Selenium dioxide oxidation of ketones and aldehydes. Evidence for the intermediacy of .beta.-ketoseleninic, K. Barry Sharpless and Kenneth M. Gordon Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1976, 98 (1), 300-301 DOI: 10.1021/ja00417a083
  2. https://www.adichemistry.com/organic/organicreagents/seo2/selenium-dioxide-seo2.html
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I have searched the whole internet but I could only see examples where the authors of the article took R1$\ce{R1}$ and R2$\ce{R2}$ as the alkyl groups around the carbon. This is regarding the oxidation of carbonyl compounds ( II am specifically searching about ketones  ) using SeO2$\ce{SeO2}$. whatWhat I understood was C=O$\ce{C=O}$ got introduced on the alpha carbon-carbon and two hydrogens from that carbon were lost. Please tell me the product obtained on reacting pentan-2-one with SeO2$\ce{SeO2}$. Will the carbon having 3 alpha hydrogens-hydrogens become C=O$\ce{C=O}$ or will the other one having 2 alpha hydrogens become C=O $\ce{C=O}$?

References References:

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja00417a083

https://www.adichemistry.com/organic/organicreagents/seo2/selenium-dioxide-seo2.html

  1. Selenium dioxide oxidation of ketones and aldehydes. Evidence for the intermediacy of .beta.-ketoseleninic, K. Barry Sharpless and Kenneth M. Gordon Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1976, 98 (1), 300-301 DOI: 10.1021/ja00417a083
  2. https://www.adichemistry.com/organic/organicreagents/seo2/selenium-dioxide-seo2.html

I have searched the whole internet but I could only see examples where the authors of the article took R1 and R2 as the alkyl groups around the carbon. This is regarding the oxidation of carbonyl compounds ( I am specifically searching about ketones  ) using SeO2. what I understood was C=O got introduced on the alpha carbon and two hydrogens from that carbon were lost. Please tell me the product obtained on reacting pentan-2-one with SeO2. Will the carbon having 3 alpha hydrogens become C=O or will the other one having 2 alpha hydrogens become C=O ?

References :

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja00417a083

https://www.adichemistry.com/organic/organicreagents/seo2/selenium-dioxide-seo2.html

I have searched the whole internet but I could only see examples where the authors of the article took $\ce{R1}$ and $\ce{R2}$ as the alkyl groups around the carbon. This is regarding the oxidation of carbonyl compounds (I am specifically searching about ketones) using $\ce{SeO2}$. What I understood was $\ce{C=O}$ got introduced on the alpha-carbon and two hydrogens from that carbon were lost. Please tell me the product obtained on reacting pentan-2-one with $\ce{SeO2}$. Will the carbon having 3 alpha-hydrogens become $\ce{C=O}$ or will the other one having 2 alpha hydrogens become $\ce{C=O}$?

References:

  1. Selenium dioxide oxidation of ketones and aldehydes. Evidence for the intermediacy of .beta.-ketoseleninic, K. Barry Sharpless and Kenneth M. Gordon Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1976, 98 (1), 300-301 DOI: 10.1021/ja00417a083
  2. https://www.adichemistry.com/organic/organicreagents/seo2/selenium-dioxide-seo2.html
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Oxidation of Unsymmetrical Ketones using Selenium Dioxide

I have searched the whole internet but I could only see examples where the authors of the article took R1 and R2 as the alkyl groups around the carbon. This is regarding the oxidation of carbonyl compounds ( I am specifically searching about ketones ) using SeO2. what I understood was C=O got introduced on the alpha carbon and two hydrogens from that carbon were lost. Please tell me the product obtained on reacting pentan-2-one with SeO2. Will the carbon having 3 alpha hydrogens become C=O or will the other one having 2 alpha hydrogens become C=O ?

References :

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja00417a083

https://www.adichemistry.com/organic/organicreagents/seo2/selenium-dioxide-seo2.html