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Show the structures of the products you would obtain by hydroboration-oxidation of the following alkenes:
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This is a concerted process where the boron atom adds to the less substituted carbon of the alkene (the one with fewer alkyl groups attached) and the hydrogen adds to the more substituted carbon. This is known as anti-Markovnikov addition. Show more…
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