Question

Prop 1 ene reacts with b2h6 to give alcohol.how many moles of alcohol can be formed from one molecule of b2h6

Answer 1

Hydroboration-oxidation reaction follows anti-Markovnikov's addition of H−OH across C=C to give alcohol.

Thus an alkene CH

3

CH=CH

2

when treated with B

2

H

6

in presence of H

2

O

2

will yield the final product as CH

3

CH

2

CH

2

OH