Case study·Standard multi-step (3/5)·No calculator
Difficulty guide
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1/5 - Foundational
Warm-up setup; checks one basic idea.
2/5 - Routine exam skill
Normal syllabus skill; usually one main rule or interpretation.
3/5 - Standard multi-step
Exam-style problem with multiple steps or a common trap.
4/5 - Hard exam skill
High-end exam problem; combines methods carefully.
5/5 - Challenge
Stretch problem beyond normal exam pressure.
Question
A student needs two alcohols from the same alkene, propene. One route must give the Markovnikov alcohol and the other must give the anti-Markovnikov alcohol.
Total: 3 marks
(a) Which product is obtained by acid-catalysed hydration? (1 mark)
(b) Which product is obtained by hydroboration-oxidation? (1 mark)
(c) Why do the two routes give different positions of ? (1 mark)
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