Chemistry, asked by gogamer735, 1 year ago

Why is hydration of alkenes electrophilic addition?

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Answered by kapilchaudhary2

Alkenes: Hydration (Direct Addition of Water) The addition of water to analkene in the presence of a catalytic amount of strong acid leads to the formation of alcohols (hydroxy‐alkanes). This reaction proceeds via a standard carbocation mechanism and follows the Markovnikov rule.

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