Question

How could you synthesize the following compound from starting materials containing no more than six carbons? (Hint: A 1,6-diketone can be synthesized by oxidative cleavage of a 1,2-disubstituted cyclohexene.)

Short answer

A process when a carbon-carbon bond is broken and the carbons that made up the bond are simultaneously oxidised. A reaction of oxidative cleavage is alkyne ozonolysis.

Step-by-step solution

Definition ofoxidative cleavage-

A process when a carbon-carbon bond is broken and the carbons that made up the bond are simultaneously oxidised. A reaction of oxidative cleavage is alkyne ozonolysis.

Step 2

A 1,6-diketone can be synthesized by oxidative cleavage of a 1,2-disubstituted cyclohexene.