Acid-catalysed hydration of alkenes except ethene leads to the formati

1.	Acid-catalysed hydration of alkenes except ethene leads to the formation of
Answer» primary alcohol secondary or TERTIARY ALCOHOLS mixture of primary and secondary alcohols mixture of secondary and tertiary alcohols Solution :Ethene GIVES `1^@` alcohol (ethanol) , PROPENE gives `2^@` alcohol while 2-methylpropene gives `3^@` alcohol. `underset"Ethene"(CH_2=CH_2)underset((ii)H_3O^+)overset((i)Conc. H_2SO_4)to underset"Ethanol"(CH_3CH_2OH)` `underset"Propene"(CH_3-CH=CH_2)underset((ii)H_3O^+)overset((i)Conc. H_2SO_4)to underset(2^@ "Alcohol")(CH_3-CHOH-CH_3)` `underset"2-Methylpropene"(CH_3-oversetoverset(CH_3)\|C=CH_2)underset((ii)H_3O^+)overset(Conc. H_2SO_4)to underset(3^@ "Alcohol")((CH_3)_3COH)` Thus , either `2^@` or `3^@` alcohol is formed.

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