Mechanism of Ozonolysis. The Initial Ozonide. Lack of Evidence for "Unified Concept" Involving Staudinger Molozonide
- 15 April 1973
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Chemistry
- Vol. 51 (8) , 1278-1283
- https://doi.org/10.1139/v73-193
Abstract
Contrary to previous reports cyclohexanone and pinacolone are not oxidized to the corresponding Baeyer–Villiger oxidation products during ozonolysis of ethylidenecyclohexane in their presence. Addition of propionaldehyde to a solution of the 1,2,3-trioxolane initial ozonide of trans-1,2-di-t-butylethylene resulted in oxidation of the aldehyde to propionic acid and reduction of the 1,2,3-trioxolane to pivaldehyde. Thus, there is no necessity for the four-membered Staudinger molozonide as an ozonolysis intermediate, as recently proposed by Story.Keywords
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