MHT CET 2024 Chemistry question

What is the product of Hydrobortion-oxidation of but-1-ene?

(A)Butanal
(B)Butanone
(C)Butan-1-olCorrect
(D)Butan-2-ol

Answer: (C)

Solution

Hydroboration-oxidation ( or , then ) adds water across the C=C bond with anti-Markovnikov orientation: boron attaches to the less substituted carbon (C1) of CH_3CH_2CH=CH_2, and oxidation replaces boron by

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