CBSE 2025 · Region 5 · Set 1 · Q20 · 2 marks
Explain the mechanism of acid catalysed hydration of ethene.
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The mechanism of the reaction involves the following three steps:Step $\displaystyle 1$: Protonation of alkene to form carbocation by electrophilic attack of $\displaystyle H_3O^+$.\[H_2O + H^+ \rightarrow H_3O^+ \]
Step $\displaystyle 2$: Nucleophilic attack of water on carbocation.
Step $\displaystyle 3$: Deprotonation to form an alcohol.
Step $\displaystyle 2$: Nucleophilic attack of water on carbocation.Step $\displaystyle 3$: Deprotonation to form an alcohol.Alcohols, Phenols and EthersSome Commercially Important AlcoholsApplyvery_short_answermedium
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