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CH1012
HYDRATION
• A standard
chemical reaction is hydration which is the reaction of a reactant with H2O.
• In the presence of strong acid catalysts
(eg. H2SO4, HClO4) ready addition of H2O across a C=C
double bond
occurs.
(eg. H2SO4, HClO4) ready addition of H2O across a C=C
double bond
occurs.
• Here a 2o
carbocation
is formed &
the reaction
is a
Markovnikov
addition.
carbocation
is formed &
the reaction
is a
Markovnikov
addition.
