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Limonene (1-methyl-4-(prop-1-en-2-yl)cyclohexene, ) is subjected to ozonolysis with reductive work-up (). The total number of carbonyl () groups present in all the organic products obtained from one molecule of limonene is
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Answer: 4
Limonene has two C=C bonds: the trisubstituted ring double bond (C1=C2) and the exocyclic isopropenyl double bond. Each cleaved C=C gives two C=O groups (the carbonyl oxygen is attached to each carbon of the former double bond). Ring cleavage: C1 becomes a methyl ketone () and C2 becomes an aldehyde (); the ring is opened but both ends stay on the same chain, so this product is a keto-aldehyde with 2 C=O. Isopropenyl cleavage: the carbon bearing becomes an acetyl group on the chain (1 C=O, in the same keto-aldehyde molecule) and the carbon becomes (1 C=O). Total C=O groups = 4 (3 in the chain-type keto-aldehyde, 1 in formaldehyde). Answer: 4.
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