Which among the following pairs of the structures will give different products on ozonolysis? (Consider the double bonds in the structures are rigid and not delocalized.)

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Ozone is a very reactive allotrope of oxygen. The reaction of ozone with alkenes and alkynes causes the oxidative cleaving of the alkene or alkyne. The carbon-carbon double bonds are replaced with carbon-oxygen double bonds, giving the required carbonyl product as shown below.

In all other options both compounds will give the same product on ozonolysis.

Which among the following pairs of the structures will give different products on ozonolysis? (Consider the…

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