Ozonide (Noun)
Meaning
Any of a class of unstable chemical compounds resulting from the addition of ozone to a double bond in an unsaturated compound.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Ozone attacks the olefinic bonds in cholesterol, forming an ozonide that decomposes to eventually yield levulinic aldehyde and formaldehyde.
- The ozonide is first isolated in a cold solvent, and then treated with a reducing agent such as zinc in acetic acid.
- During the ozonolysis of a naturally occurring nitrile, primary amides along with the corresponding ozonide are produced.
- Ozone cleavage reactions typically involve the initial formation of an ozonide intermediate that is subsequently reduced or oxidized.
- One of the key benefits of this method is that it does not require the isolation of the labile intermediate ozonide.