NEET 2020
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2020
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Hydrocarbons
NEET 2020 · Chemistry · Hydrocarbons
An alkene on ozonolysis gives methanal as one of the product. Its...
An alkene on ozonolysis gives methanal as one of the product. Its structure is








Options
- A

- B

- C

- D

Correct answer
B. 
Step-by-step solution
Ozone is a very reactive allotrope of oxygen. The reaction of ozone with alkenes and alkynes causes the oxidative cleaving of the alkene or alkyne. The carbon-carbon triple bonds are replaced with carbon-oxygen double bonds, giving the required carbonyl product as shown below.