Draw the mechanism for the ozonolysis of an alkene. Draw the necessary starting material to produce acetone and acetaldehyde. Name this alkene starting material
Solution :
Ozonolysis of alkene produces aldehydes and ketones. The mechanism is completed via formation of an unstable triozonide which on further converted into corresponding aldehydes and ketones.
The mechanism of ozonolysis of alkene is given below.
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