Suggest a mechanism for the reaction. - 2,3-Dimethyl-2,3-butanediol (pinacol), upon heating in aqueous acid, rearranges to form 3,3-dimethyl-2-butanone (pinacolone). Suggest a mechanism for this reaction.
Name the product of reaction - Give and name the products when 3-t-butyl 2,4-dimethyl 1-hexene reacts iwth the following (assume the proper catalysts are present):
1) Water
2) Hydrogen gas
Organic Chemistry - 1. Which of the following intermediates is believed to occur in the mechanism by which alkenes are hydrated in the presence of acid?
a. carbocation
b. free radical
c. carbanion
d. carbene ...