To Accomplish a Markovnikov Addition of Water to an Unsymmetrical

question 44

Multiple Choice

To accomplish a Markovnikov addition of water to an unsymmetrical alkene with minimal skeletal rearrangement, the best reagents would be:

• A) water and dilute acid
• B) water and concentrated acid
• C) 1. Hg(OAc)₂, H₂O 2. NaBH₄, NaOH
• D) 1. BH₃•THF 2. H₂O₂, NaOH
• E) 1. OsO₄, pyridine 2. NaHSO₃, H₂O

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