Ozonolyses of Cycloalkenes: Trapping of Carbonyl Oxide by Trifluoroacetophenone

Ozonolysis reactions of cyclic olefins 1a-c and norbomene In in the presence of trifluoroactophenone 6 provided the corresponding cross-ozonides 7a-c and 7n. Further reactions of ozonides 7a-c and 7n with the independently prepared carbonyl oxide 11 gave diozonides of structure l0a-c and 10n. The ozonolysis of 1methylcyclopentene 12a and 1-methylcyclohexene 12b in the presence of trifluoroactophenone 6 provided exclusively ozonide 15 and 16 derived from capture of carbonyl oxide 13. All of the new ozonides have been isolated as pure substances and characterized by their 1H NMR and 13C NMR spectra.