Practice question
Question
How is 1-phenylethanol synthesized from a suitable alkene?
Explanation
Styrene (CH₂=CH-C₆H₅) undergoes acid-catalyzed hydration with H₂SO₄ and H₂O, adding -OH to the more substituted carbon (Markovnikov addition), forming 1-phenylethanol.
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