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  4. A compound (X) on ozonolysis followed by reduction gives an aldehyde C2H4O and 2 -butanone, compound (X) is

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Q. A compound $ (X) $ on ozonolysis followed by reduction gives an aldehyde $ C_{2}H_{4}O $ and $ 2 $ -butanone, compound $ (X) $ is

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Solution:

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Zn dust in acetic acid acts as a reducing agent. It prevents the formation of $H_{2}O_{2}$ which would oxidise aldehyde to acid
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The aldehyde should be $CH_{3}CHO$ because the molecular formula is $C_{2}H_{4}O$
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