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As per your syllabus, addition of conc. H₂SO₄ to an alkene followed by water gives mainly which class of compound?
AAn aldehyde
BAn alcohol
CAn alkane
DA halide
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. An alcohol
Your syllabus: H₂SO₄ adds across C=C to give alkyl hydrogen sulphate, which hydrolyses to an alcohol (Markovnikov regiochemistry).
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