Molozonide
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A molozonide (or "molecular ozonide") is a 1,2,3-trioxolane, which can also be thought of a cyclic dialkyl trioxidane.[1] Molozonides are formed by cycloaddition of ozone and an alkene during ozonolysis, as a transient intermediate which quickly rearranges to give the ozonide (1,2,4-trioxolane), the relatively stable product generated immediately prior to reductive or oxidative cleavage to form alcohols, carbonyl compounds, or derivatives thereof.[2]
References
- ^ IUPAC, Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book") (1997). Online corrected version: (2006–) "molozonides". doi:10.1351/goldbook.M04004
- ^ McMurry, John (2004). Organic Chemistry, 6th ed. Belmont: Brooks/Cole. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-534-38999-4.