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Interpretation:
The structure of the housefly sex attractant is to be identified on the basis of the information given.
Concept Introduction:
>Ozonolysis of
If formaldehyde is produced after ozonolysis, the alkene has a terminal double bond.
>If an aldehyde is produced after ozonolysis, at least one of the double bonded carbon atoms in the alkene has a hydrogen attached to it.
>If a ketone is produced after ozonolysis, at least one of the double bonded carbon atoms in the alkene must be disubstituted.
>Catalytic hydrogenation of alkenes produces
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