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Chapter 6, Problem 107P(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Ozonolysis of an alkene, followed by treatment with dimethyl sulfide, forms the following product(s). Identify the alkene in each case.
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QUESTION:
Ozonolysis of an alkene, followed by treatment with dimethyl sulfide, forms the following product(s). Identify the alkene in each case.
ANSWER:
Solution:
Here we have to find out the alkene from which the given products have formed by ozonolysis followed by treatment with dimethyl sulfide.
Step 1
(a)
Here the product which has given is a straight chain having 11 C-atoms in it. Thus the reactant which should be an alkene with 11 C-atoms is 8-methyl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,8a- octahydronaphthalene.