JEE Main Chemistry question

Chemistry Organic Oxidation & Reduction Reactions JEE Main

One mole of a symmetrical alkene on ozonolysis gives two moles of an aldehyde having a molecular mass of 44 u. The alkene is [AIEEE 2010]

(A)Propene
(B)1-butene
(C)2-buteneCorrect
(D)Ethene

Answer: (C)

Solution

An aldehyde of molar mass 44 u with formula CHO gives , i.e. the aldehyde is acetaldehyde, CHCHO. For ozonolysis of a

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