The major product(s) obtained in the following reaction is/ are:
(A)(see structure)✓ Correct
(B)(see structure)
(C)(see structure)
(D)(see structure)
Answer: (A)
Solution
Ozone attacks the carbon-carbon double bond of the cyclic alkene, and the reductive work-up splits the resulting ozonide into carbonyl groups. Because the double bond is inside a ring, cleaving it opens the ring rather than making two separate molecules, leaving a single open-chain compound bearing a carbonyl at each cut end, that is a dialdehyde of the form OHC−(CHX2)Xn−CHO.
JEE Main · 2019 · 12 Apr 2019 · Shift 1 · Single correct option