The starting material in the ozonolysis is shown in the lefthand corner of the reaction.
What is ozonolysis?
The chemical process known as "ozonolysis" involves employing ozone to cleave unsaturated organic compounds, especially alkenes or alkynes. Smaller organic molecules are created as a result of the reaction, which breaks the double or triple bonds between carbon atoms.
In organic chemistry, ozonolysis is frequently utilized to shed light on a molecule's structure by identifying functional groups and revealing the atoms' arrangement.