Question

I have a quick question for my Organic Chemistry class about the topic of alkene addition reactions. Its specifically about oxidative cleavage of alkenes. Can there only be a cleavage in a double bond only if the reagents of the reaction contains O3 (ozone)?

Answer 1

Ozonolysis is an organic reaction where the double bonds of alkene are cleaved with ozone. Alkenes can be oxidised with O₃ to form alcohols , ketones or aldehydes or carboxylic acid .

No , there not only cleavage in a double bond only , but C-H bond oxidises to C-OH .

example - CH₃-C(CH₃)=CH-CH₃(O₃/ H₂O₂) CH₃-C=O-CH₃ CH₃-COOH  

ketone carboxylic acid