Question
Chemistry Question on Alcohols, Phenols And Ethers
Show how would you synthesise the following alcohols from appropriate alkenes?
Answer
The given alcohols can be synthesized by applying Markovnikov's rule of acid-catalyzed hydration of appropriate alkenes.
(iii)Acid-catalyzed hydration of pent-2-ene also produces pentan-2-ol but along with pentan-3-ol.Thus, the first reaction is preferred over the second one to get pentan-2-ol.