Hydration of Alkenes

Question 1

What is formed from the hydration of alkenes?

Answer 1

= alcohols
= water is in the form of steam
= phosphoric acid catalayst
= temperature 300 degrees and pressure 60 atmospheres
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Question 2

What is the mechanism for this reaction?

Answer 2

= the pair of electrons in the pi bond are attracted to the H+ ion from the acid catalyst
= this forms a covalent bond
= there is now a positive carbon cation intermediate, a water molecule has an oxygen with lone pair of electrons, the carbon cation intermediate is atracted to the lone pair of electrons and forms a covalent bond with a posiitve oxygen intermediate
= the bond between a hydrogen and oxygen breaks, with both electrons going to the oxygen, this is the H+ ion