What is the major product obtained from the acid-catalyzed hydration of $CH_3CH_2CH_2CH=CH_2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-06-28T20:30:02

The major product is pentan-2-ol.

This is the Markovnikov addition of water to an alkene.

The $"H"^+$ from the acid adds to $"C-1"$ of the alkene and forms a 2° carbocation at $"C-2"$ .

The $"O"$ atom of the water then attacks $"C-2"$ to form pentan-2-ol.

What is the major product obtained from the acid-catalyzed hydration of CH_3CH_2CH_2CH=CH_2CH_3CH_2CH_2CH=CH_2?