Complete, vigorous ozonolysis of one mole of benzene followed by reductive cleavage with zinc and wa — Aromatic Hydrocarbons Chemistry Question

💡 Solution & Explanation

Ozone attacks all three equivalent double bonds in the Kekule structure to form a triozonide. Reductive cleavage (using $Zn$ to prevent over-oxidation by $H_2O_2$) shatters the ring, specifically yielding 3 moles of glyoxal ($CHO-CHO$).