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Question
Give the structure of the major product expected from the following reaction:
Hydration of But-1-ene in the presence of dilute sulphuric acid.
Chemical Equations/Structures
Solution
According to Markovnikov's Rule -
\[\ce{\underset{But-1-ene}{CH3 - CH2CH = CH2 + H2O} ->[dil.H2SO4] \underset{Butan-2-ol}{CH3CH2CH(OH)CH3}}\]
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