Chemistry - 3. a. Rank he follwoing alkenes with request to increasing stability.
1-butene, 2-butene, ethene, 2-methyl-2-butene
b. Draw the aikenes and explain your reasoning.
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 ...
2-butene - When 2-butene reacts with hydrogen chloride gas, only one product is detected, wheras when 1-butene reacts similarly, two products are usually found. Why?