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Chapter 8: 8-8-a (page 230)

From what alkenes might the following alcohols have been prepared?

a)

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a) The alkene used for preparing alcohol is,


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01

Alcohols from alkenes

Alcohols can be prepared from alkenes by using oxymercuration-demercuration reactions.These electrophilic addition reactions are a two-step pathway for obtaining alcohol.

02

Preparation of alcohol from an alkene

a) The given alcohol can be prepared when 2-methylhex-2-ene or 2-methylhex-1-ene is treated with Hg(OAc)2, and water reacts with more substituted carbon. The proton transfer takes place, and at last, demercuration occurs via reduction.


Formation of alcohol as a product

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