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COMEDK · Chemistry · 14. Hydrocarbons

Which of the following alkene on reductive ozonolysis gives ketones only as the product?

  1. A But-2-ene
  2. B 1, 2-butadiene
  3. C 1, 4-cyclohexadiene
  4. D 2, 3-dimethylbut-2-ene
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(D) 2, 3-dimethylbut-2-ene

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Reductive ozonolysis of an alkene involves the cleavage of the carbon-carbon double bond (\(C=C\)) to form carbonyl compounds. If the carbons involved in the double bond are substituted with two alkyl groups (i.e., tetrasubstituted or trisubstituted with alkyl groups), the…