Question icon
Organic Chemistry

what is ozonolysis of alkenes

Profile image of ankit singh
12 Years agoGrade
Answers icon

1 Answer

Profile image of Sunil Kumar FP
12 Years ago
it is a cleavage type reactionl in which double bond is completly broken and the alkene molecule is broken into smaller group.it is carried out in two stages
(1)formation of ozonide(addition of ozone to double bond)
(2)hydrolysis of ozonide in presence of reducing agent to yield the cleavage product.
remember
(1)reduction with ag20,h202,peracids will give acid and ketone on breakage
(2)reduction with zn/acoh,me2s gives aldehyde and ketone.
(3)lialh4 or nabh4 will give alcohol

thanks and regards
sunil kr
askIItian faculty