Question

ozonolysis of propene

Answer 1

Answer:

Reactions of ozone with ethene and propene leading to primary ozonide (concerted and stepwise ozonolysis) or epoxide and singlet molecular oxygen (partial ozonolysis) are studied theoretically. The mechanism of concerted ozonolysis proceeds via a single transition structure which is a partial diradical.

Answer 2

Significance: Ozonolysis is quite useful to locate the position of the double bond in an unknown alkene. This is done as shown below Write the structures of the products (aldehydes or ketones or both) with carbonyl groups facing each other.