Olefinic ozonation electron transfer mechanism

The electron transfer reaction mechanism for the ozonations of ammonia, amines, annilines, and p-phenylenediamines was investigated through analysis of oxidation potentials using conventional cyclic voltammetry. Results have shown that the ozonation rate constants for aromatic compounds were relatively smaller than for olefinic compounds due to the larger activation energies required for catalysis of the aromatic ring. The destruction of the aromatic ring was required to generate the radical cations.