Ozonolysis?

What is the product of the ozonolysis of cyclopentene?

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il maestro
Mar 3, 2018

1,5 pentandial

Explanation:

Ozonolysis of cyclopentene breaks the double bond, opening the ring and transforming the carbons originally linked by double bond into carbonyls, and yelding the dialdehyde 1,5 pentandial:

#C_5H_8# + #O_3# #-># #OHC-CH_2CH_2CH_2-CHO#

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