Question 64 of 66
Q. 'Y' is :
(a) Hexamethylene tetramine
(b) Formaldehyde
(c) Oxime
(d) Diacetone ammonia
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Ozonolysis of ethylene's double bond gives formaldehyde, and formaldehyde reacting with excess ammonia undergoes a well-known condensation to form the cage compound hexamethylenetetramine (urotropine).
Step 1 — formation of X: ethylene is first treated with ozone to form an ozonide, which is then reductively cleaved with zinc dust and water (reductive work-up avoids over-oxidation to acids). Since ethylene has identical substituents on both ends of the double bond, ozonolysis cleaves it symmetrically to give two molecules of formaldehyde:
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