Question

T-Butyl alcohol was produced by the liquid-phase hydration (using water, W) of isobutene (I) over an Amberlyst-15 catalyst.

a. True
b. False

Answer 1

True

Step-by-step explanation:

This is because, The hydroboration oxidation of an alkene which is isobutene in the presence of a catalyst will result to alcohol as the product . Therefore, the OH group will attach or link itself to the carbon which is less obstructed. Thus this reaction is in accordance to Anti-Markownikoff's rule.

So isobutene on hydroboration oxidation will produce ter isobutyl alcohol.