Alkoxymercuration- Demercuration Use mercuric acetate with an alcohol to add RO-H to a double bond and form the Markovnikov product. H 1)Hg(OAc)2,CH3OH CH3CH2CH=CH2 CH3CHCH-CH2 2)NaBH4 OCH3 => Chapter 14 15 Chapter 14 15 Alkoxymercuration￾Demercuration Use mercuric acetate with an alcohol to add RO-H to a double bond and form the Markovnikov product. CH3CH2CH CH2 1) Hg(OAc) 2 , CH3OH 2) NaBH4 CH3CH2CH CH2 H OCH3 =>