Hydrocarbons Question 389

Question: Ozonolysis of 2-methyl butene-2 yields

Options:

A) Only aldehyde

B) Only ketone

C) Both aldehyde and ketone

D) None of these

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

$ CH_3-\underset{\underset{CH_3}{\mathop{|}}}{\mathop{C=}}CH-CH_3\underset{(2)Zn/H_2O}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{(1)O_2}}} $

$ \underset{Ketone}{\mathop{CH_3COCH_3}}+\underset{Aldehyde}{\mathop{CHOCH_3}} $