Doubt:

What are the products formed when 1-2 dimethylbenzene reacts with O3 in presence of CH3Cl and Zn dust???

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Vivek @ Born this Way ·

Usual Ozonolysis. Is there any problem?

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Sigma ·

ya, i know ozonolysis will be done, but whats the uses of CH3Cl here? Moreover, there is no H2O2/ LiAlH4.. and the solution contains 3 products. I m getting 2..

1
meteor ·

Can you name the products and the logic behind that?

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Aditya Bhutra ·

@sigma - i think you forgot to take resonance into account while doing ozonolysis .
then you will get 3 products .

71
Vivek @ Born this Way ·

The reagents you mentioned is for reductive ozonolysis.. Isn't it?

71
Vivek @ Born this Way ·

Pardon for my mistake, H2O2 etc, are used for oxidative ozonolysis, while Zn/CH3Cl etc, are used for reductive ozonolysis.

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