How is the mechanism for oxymercuration/demercuration reactions of alkenes understood? How are the (Markovnikov) products predicted and what reagents would you need to use to incorporate this reaction into a multistep synthesis strategy. Finally, what makes this a potentially more useful way to synthesize alcohols from alkenes than simple acid hydration?

How is the mechanism for oxymercuration/demercuration reactions of alkenes understood? How are the (Markovnikov) products predicted and what reagents would you need to use to incorporate this reaction into a multistep synthesis strategy. Finally, what makes this a potentially more useful way to synthesize alcohols from alkenes than simple acid hydration?

Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry

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Author:Andrei Straumanis

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Chapter13: Substitution

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