midterm 2 Flashcards
1
Q
what are three ways to make alcohols?
A
hydration of a double bond, oxymercuration, hydroboration
2
Q
what do you need for hydration of a double bond? what kind of addition is it?
A
acid, cat, h2o. markovnikov
3
Q
what do you need for oxymercuration? what kind of addition?
A
hg(oac)2, h20, thf. markovnikov
4
Q
what do you need for hydroboration? what kind of addition?
A
bh3, thf. anti-markovnikov, cis addition
