Ozonolysis of an organic compound gives formaldehyde as one of the products. This confirms the presence of :
- (A)a vinyl group✓ Correct
- (B)an isopropyl group
- (C)an acetylenic triple bond
- (D)two ethylenic double bonds
Answer: (A)
Solution
Ozonolysis cleaves a carbon-carbon double bond and caps each end with oxygen to give carbonyl compounds. Formaldehyde, , can only come from a terminal , that is from a vinyl group at the end of the double bond, so obtaining formaldehyde on ozonolysis confirms the presence of a vinyl group.
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