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Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
Write the mechanism of hydration of ethene to yield ethanol.
The mechanism of the reaction involves the following three step:
Step 1: Proptonation of ethene to form carbocation by electrophilic attack of H3O+.
Step 2: Nucleophilic attack of water on carbocation.
Step 3: Deprotonation to form an ethanol.
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Classify the following as primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols:
Classify the following as primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols:
Show how are the following alcohols prepared by the reaction of a suitable Grignard reagent on methanal?
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