Question
Write the mechanism hydration of ethene to yield ethanol.
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Answer
The mechanism involves three steps :
Step I: Protonation of alkene to form carbocation by electrophile attack of $H _3 O ^{+}$.
Step I: Protonation of alkene to form carbocation by electrophile attack of $H _3 O ^{+}$.
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