5. Which of the following processes does not result in the production of alcohol? a) Acid catalysed hydration of alkenes b) Free radical halogenation of alkanes c) Reduction of aldehydes d) Hydroboration-oxidation of alkenes
Hydroboration-Oxidation is a two step pathway used to produce alcohols. The reaction proceeds in an Anti-Markovnikov manner, where the hydrogen (from BH3 or BHR2) attaches to the more substituted carbon and the boron attaches to the least substituted carbon in the alkene bouble bond.
