Homework Help: Organic Chemistry-pls check

Posted by K on Sunday, February 24, 2008 at 3:14pm.

Which is the major product from acid catalyzed hydration (addition of water) of 2-methyl-2-pentene?

a) 2-methyl-2-pentanol
b) 2-methyl-1-pentanol
c) 2-methyl-3-pentanol
d) 3-methyl-3-pentanol

answer: "c": 2-methyl-3-pentanol ???

Organic Chemistry-pls check - DrBob222, Sunday, February 24, 2008 at 9:44pm
I'm not an organic chemist but from what I can read I think the answer is a.
Organic Chemistry-pls check - K, Sunday, February 24, 2008 at 10:28pm
I think that it must be "a", too, when I rethought it. Thank you.
Organic Chemistry-pls check - K, Monday, February 25, 2008 at 6:24pm
"A" was correct

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