What is the major organic product of the following reaction?

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The reaction involves the oxidative cleavage of an alkene (9-carbon alkene). This reaction is a ozonolysis reaction where ozone (O3) is first used to cleave the alkene into two fragments. Each fragment reacts with the ozone or reaction byproduct, potassium trioxide (K2O3), to form a carbonyl compound (aldehyde or ketone). In this case, one of the fragments is a 4-carbon aldehyde (III) and the other fragment is a 5-carbon ketone (VI). The correct answer is C because it is the only one with these two products.

What Is the Major Organic Product of the Following Reaction