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I have been trying to understand the reaction mechanism for ozonolysis but I am not able to understand what happens after the intermediate trioxolane is formed. I have searched online but didn't really get any intuitive understanding. Can you provide an explanation of how the reaction proceeds after trioxolane is formed?

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    You might want to run further online searches for ozonolysis + reductive workup (typically using zinc metal or dimethyl sulfide) and ozonolysis + oxidative workup (typically with hydrogen peroxide). – Klaus-Dieter Warzecha Nov 04 '16 at 08:25
  • @KlausWarzecha I tried that but most sites give very brief information about them. Can you share any link which you feel is good enough to explain it? – oshhh Nov 04 '16 at 13:21
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    Try searching for the Criegee mechanism (not Criegee rearrangement). This is well established for ozonolysis of mono, di- and tri-substituted alkenes. Try here Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 1975, 87, 745 – Beerhunter Nov 05 '16 at 14:16
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    https://sites.google.com/site/mechanismmordor/_/rsrc/1391158462221/first-year-mechanisms/ozonolysis/Criegee%20mechanism.jpg – EJC Nov 05 '16 at 20:55
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    http://chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/7117/ozonolysis-conditions-for-benzene – Nilay Ghosh Nov 06 '16 at 03:09

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