Free interactive chemistry · SIM-ORG-OX-001
Ozonolysis
Ozonolysis cuts a C=C double bond; the products tell you where the double bond was.
Open the interactive simulation →How to use this simulation
- Play the mechanism or step through it.
- Watch ozone add and the ring break apart.
- Look at the two carbonyl products.
What to notice
- Each carbon of the C=C becomes a C=O.
- Working backwards from the products locates the double bond.
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