East Indian sandalwood oil contains a hydrocarbon called santene (C 9 H 14 ). Ozonolysis of the santene followed by hydrolysis forms compound A below. What is the structure of santeno?
SOLUTION:
Ozonolysis breaks double bonds forming carbonyls. To obtain the alkene that, when broken, generates the diketone A, it is only necessary to join the carbonyl carbons by a double bond, as indicated below.
