Question

Name the product obtained by hydroboration-oxidation of propene
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Answer 1

In the process of hydroboration - oxidation, an alkene is converted to an alcohol in a two step process.

So propene gets converted to Propan-1-ol, with Tri-n-propylborane as the intermediate product.

CH3-CH=CH2 on hydroboration gives (CH3-CH2-CH2)3B

(CH3-CH2-CH2)3B on oxidation gives CH3-CH2-CH2-OH

Propene + Hydroboration = Tri-n-propylborane

Tri-n-propylborane + Oxidation = Propan-1-ol