midterm 2 Flashcards

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what are three ways to make alcohols?

A

hydration of a double bond, oxymercuration, hydroboration

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what do you need for hydration of a double bond? what kind of addition is it?

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acid, cat, h2o. markovnikov

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what do you need for oxymercuration? what kind of addition?

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hg(oac)2, h20, thf. markovnikov

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what do you need for hydroboration? what kind of addition?

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bh3, thf. anti-markovnikov, cis addition

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