Acid-catalyzed addition of water to an alkene yields an alcohol with Markovnikov regiochemistry. a. True b. False

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Acid-catalyzed addition of water to an alkene yields an alcohol with Markovnikov regiochemistry.

a. True
b. False

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Tryphena 4 years 2021-08-25T04:39:56+00:00 2 Answers 11 views 0

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  1. Gerda
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    2021-08-25T04:41:05+00:00
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    Answer:

    a. True

    Explanation:

    Acid-catalyzed addition of water to an alkene yields an alcohol with Markovnikov regiochemistry. The electrophilic H+ adds to the sp2 carbon with the most hydrogens to yield the most stable carbocation intermediate, which then adds water to give the product alcohol.

  2. linhdan
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    2021-08-25T04:41:49+00:00
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    Answer:

    True

    Explanation:

    Markovnikov rule states that the negative part of the addendum is added to the carbon atom having the least number of hydrogen atoms.

    This means that during acid-catalyzed addition of water to an alkene, the -OH is added to the more substituted carbon atom while the -H is added to the least substituted carbon atom in obedience to Markovnikov regiochemistry.

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