Ozonolysis of an organic compound 'A' produces acetone and propionaldehyde in equimolar mixture. Identify 'A' from the following compounds :-

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Explain the Question :

Asking about the alkene that will given acetone and propinonaldehyde by ozonolysis.

Concept : This question is based on reductive ozonolysis reaction.

Solution :

Think about the reverse of ozonolysis reaction to find the original hydrocarbon, you can mentally reverse the ozonolysis by adding the two carbonyl the ozonolysis by adding the two carbonyl groups and forming a double bond between them.

Final Answer : D

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