Problem: Draw a structural formula for the alkene you would use to prepare the alcohol shown by hydroboration/oxidation. • You do not have to consider stereochemistry.• You do not have to explicitly draw H atoms.• In cases where there is more than one answer, just draw one.
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Alkene + BH3/THF then H2O2 → Hydroboration oxidation of alkene
Reaction produces alcohol following Anti-Markovnikov addition:
(1) Hydroboration
Problem Details
Draw a structural formula for the alkene you would use to prepare the alcohol shown by hydroboration/oxidation.
• You do not have to consider stereochemistry.
• You do not have to explicitly draw H atoms.
• In cases where there is more than one answer, just draw one.
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