Acid Catalyzed Hydration of Alkenes

Hydration:

The addition of the OH group follows the _________ rule

-Generates the _________ alkene

-the OH adds to the _________ carbon of the alkene

-Markovnicov

-most stable

-most substituted

The addition reaction leads to a _________ of acohol products

racemic

-The reaction is ______

-_____________ favors the formation of the alcohol

-racemic

-excess water

Mechanism:

_____ can be used as nucleophiles which will add to the alkene to give an ____

alcohols → ester

Mechanism:

Sulfuric