Engineering
Chemistry
Ozonolysis
Question
Which of the following compound will give following product on ozonolysis
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Solution
Ozonolysis cleaves alkenes at the double bond, forming carbonyl compounds. The given product is a dialdehyde: O=CH-CH2-CH2-CH2-CHO. This symmetrical molecule must come from the ozonolysis of a cyclic alkene where the double bond is cleaved to produce two identical ends. The only cyclic alkene among the options that, upon cleavage, would yield two molecules of O=CH-(CH2)3-CHO is cyclooctene. The ring size ensures the correct carbon chain length between the carbonyl groups in the product.
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