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O
R
1
R
3
O
O
+ O
3
R
1
R
3
R
2
R
4
R
2
R
4
Primary Ozonide
O
O
O
*
R
1
O
O
α
+
O
R
1
R
3
R
3
R
4
R
2
R
2
R
4
*
R
3
O
O
(1−α )
+
O
R
1
R
2
R
4
*
R
O
M
Stabilisation
O
R'
*
R
O
Decomposition Products
O
R'
H
H
H
H
H
O
O
H
H
H
+ OH
O
O
O
R
R
R
O
2
O
OO
R
Figure 18 A schematic representation of the oxidation of an alkene initiated by reaction
with ozone (after ref. 14)
Table 5 Range of OH yields from the reaction of ozone with alkenes
Alkene
OH yield
Ethene
0.18
0.06
Propene
0.35
0.07
Methylpropene
0.72
0.12
D
3
-carene
1.00
Source: All data taken from ref. 32.
