JEE Main Chemistry question

Hydroboration oxidation of 4-methyl octene would give **[VITEEE 2008]**

(A)4-methyl octanolCorrect
(B)2-methyl decane
(C)4-methyl heptanol
(D)4-methyl-2-actanone

Answer: (A)

Solution

Hydroboration–oxidation adds H and OH across the double bond in an anti-Markovnikov, syn fashion without changing the carbon skeleton or chain length, converting an alkene into the corresponding alcohol with the OH on the less-substituted (terminal) carbon of the double

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Question ID VK-148413