Alkene Hydration and Molecular Species
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In an experiment you combine 4-methyl-2-pentene and water, in the lab you setup the experiment using a a heater, condenser and N2 gas and add the reagent H2SO4, the product formed is 2-methyl-2-pentanol. Which molecular species listed would be necessary for the formation of the product in this reaction?
- Primary carbocation
- Tertiary carbocation
- Primary carbanion
- Secondary carbanion
- SO4=
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This solution contains a detailed reaction mechanism and also explains which species is necessary for the formation of the product in the reaction. All calculations and steps are shown.
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After protonation of the double bond, there is a 1,2-hydrogen shift that produces a more stable tertiary carbocation. Notice the sequence of steps:
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