JEE Main Chemistry question

Chemistry Organic Oxidation & Reduction Reactions JEE Main

Ozonolysis of an organic compound produces acetone and propionaldehyde in equimolar mixture. Identify from the following compounds. [AIEEE 2011]

(A)2-methyl-1-pentene
(B)1-pentene
(C)2-pentene
(D)2-methyl-2-penteneCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Acetone, (CH)C=O, requires an alkene carbon bearing two methyl groups, (CH)C=; propionaldehyde, CHCHCHO, requires the other

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