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How does ozone react with ethene and prop-1-ene?

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Solution :Ozonolysis :
Ozonolysis is a method of oxidative CLEAVAGE of alkenes or alkynes using ozone and ketones. Alkenes react with ozone to form Ozonide and it is cleaved by `Zn//H_(2)O` to form SMALLER MOLECULES. This reaction is often used to IDENTIFY the structure of unknown alkene or alkyne by detecting the POSITION of double or triple bond.


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