MHT CET 2024 Chemistry question

Identify the product of ozonolysis of but-2-ene from following.

(A)Acetone and formaldehyde
(B)Acetaldehyde and formaldehyde
(C)Acetone
(D)AcetaldehydeCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Ozonolysis cleaves the bond (ozone adds to give an ozonide, which is hydrolysed reductively with Zn/) and each doubly bonded carbon becomes a carbonyl carbon. But-2-ene is the symmetrical alkene \mathrm{CH_3{-}CH{=}CH{-}CH_3}, so both halves are the

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