Ozonolysis of alkenes gives:

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Accepted Answer

Ozonolysis of an alkene involves the addition of ozone across the carbon-carbon double bond to form an ozonide, which upon subsequent reductive cleavage (using Zn/H2O) yields carbonyl compounds (aldehydes and/or ketones depending on the structure of the alkene).

Hydrocarbons

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