Molozonide

A molozonide is the product of cycloaddition of an alkene to ozone.

eg:



Molozonides are unstable and rearrange to ozonides via a multistep path.



Ozonides, although more stable than molozonides, are usually not isolated but reduced with either Zn or (CH3)2S (seeĀ ozonolysis).


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