What are X and Y in the following reaction? Hex -2-ene stackrel O 3 longrightarrow text Ozonide stackrel Zn + H 2 O longrightarrow X+Y X Y (a) CH3CH2CHO ( H 3 C )2 CO (b) CH 3 CH ( CH 3) COOH CH3COOH (c) CH3CH2CH2CHO CH3CHO (d) CH 3 CH ( CH 3) CHO CH3CHO

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What are X and Y in the following reaction? Hex -2-ene stackrel O 3 longrightarrow text Ozonide stackrel Zn + H 2 O longrightarrow X+Y X Y (a) CH3CH2CHO ( H 3 C )2 CO (b) CH 3 CH ( CH 3) COOH CH3COOH (c) CH3CH2CH2CHO CH3CHO (d) CH 3 CH ( CH 3) CHO CH3CHO (A) a (B) b (C) c (D) c

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<img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/0eceffeea09b72db855cc1cb82a86815-.png" /> This reaction is known as ozonolysis where hex- 2 -ene reacts with O 3 to give ozonide which reduction gives butanal and ethanal as major products.

	X	Y
(a)	$C H_{3} C H_{2} C H O$	$(H_{3} C)_{2} CO$
(b)	$C H_{3} C H (C H_{3}) COO H$	$C H_{3} COO H$
(c)	$C H_{3} C H_{2} C H_{2} C H O$	$C H_{3} C H O$
(d)	$C H_{3} C H (C H_{3}) C H O$	$C H_{3} C H O$

Q. What are X and Y in the following reaction? Hex -2-ene ⟶O3​​ Ozonide ⟶Zn+H2​O​X+Y X Y (a) CH3​CH2​CHO (H3​C)2​CO (b) CH3​CH(CH3​)COOH CH3​COOH (c) CH3​CH2​CH2​CHO CH3​CHO (d) CH3​CH(CH3​)CHO CH3​CHO

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This reaction is known as ozonolysis where hex- 2 -ene reacts with O3​ to give ozonide which reduction gives butanal and ethanal as major products.

This reaction is known as ozonolysis where hex- 2 -ene reacts with $O_{3}$ to give ozonide which reduction gives butanal and ethanal as major products.