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Alcohols, Phenols And Ethers

Question
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Write the mechanism of hydration of ethene to yield ethanol.

Solution

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.