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 (see ozonolysis).

Contributors and Attributions

• Gamini Gunawardena from the OChemPal site (Utah Valley University)