What is the main product of the reaction of ethene with ozone followed by zinc reduction?
Correct Answer: Acetaldehyde
- Step 1: Start with ethene, which is a simple alkene with the formula C2H4.
- Step 2: React ethene with ozone (O3) in a process called ozonolysis. This breaks the double bond in ethene and forms an ozonide intermediate.
- Step 3: The ozonide is unstable and is then treated with zinc (Zn) in a reduction step.
- Step 4: During the reduction with zinc, the ozonide is converted into carbonyl compounds.
- Step 5: The main product formed from this reaction is acetaldehyde, which has the formula C2H4O.
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