Octet / Reactions
Ozonolysis
Ozonolysis (Oxidation). Starts from 2-Butene with O₃, then Zn/H₂O or DMS. Conditions: -78°C. Mechanism in 2 steps.
Oxidation
Reaction details
Name
Ozonolysis
Type
Oxidation
Starting Material
CC=CC
Product
CC=O.CC=O
Reagents
O₃
then Zn/H₂O or DMS
Conditions
-78°C
Mechanism
- Smiles
CC=CC
- Description
2-Butene
- Smiles
CC=O.CC=O
- Description
Cleaved to two aldehydes (with reductive workup)
Tips
Reductive workup (Zn or DMS) → aldehydes/ketones
Oxidative workup (H₂O₂) → carboxylic acids/ketones
Terminal C= → formaldehyde (H₂C=O)
Useful for determining alkene structure
Related Reactions
kmno4-hot
This is one row of the Reaction roadmap sheet - print all 83 reactions on one page.