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Offline jacobleigh

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hydration reaction
« on: April 20, 2016, 10:21:16 AM »
Hello, Ive been doing hydration reaction for one of my papers I know how to draw and remember mechanisms but for this image can you tell me and explain which intermediates are involved and why is the 2-isomer form in this case. thank you
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Offline Babcock_Hall

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Re: hydration reaction
« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2016, 10:43:56 AM »
Welcome to the forum.  It is a forum rule that you must first show us your attempts or your thoughts before we can help you.  Also, I find your terminology a bit confusing.  Why do you call it a 2-isomer?
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Re: hydration reaction
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2016, 04:01:21 PM »
Hint, carbon is a better electron donor than hydrogen.
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