Addition of water: Alcohol synthesis

Question 1

Addition of Water: Alcohol Synthesis

Answer 1

● acid-catalysed reaction
● high temperatures and/or pressures required
● the product is an alcohol

Question 2

Markovnikovs Rule 1

Answer 2

● H attaches to the carbon with fewer alkyl substituents
● the halogen (X) attaches to the carbon with more alkyl substituents
● this is due to the greater stability of the carbocation intermediate
● the more highly substituted carbocation is preferentially formed, since it is more stable