Molozonide

December 17th, 2008 by

A molozonide is an unstable cyclic organic compound, which includes three oxygen atoms and two sp3-hybridized carbon atoms. A molozonide is an intermediate during ozonolysis as a precursor of the ozonide complex formed during cleavage.

The name molozonide indicates that one mole of ozone has added to the alkene

References

^ ^  McMurry, John (2004). Organic Chemistry, [...]

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