ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Chapter 8 One complication associated with alkene hydration is the occurrence of arrangements CH HoSO OH CH3 CH3-C-CH=CH H0 CH3-C-CH-CH3 CH CH The carbocation formed initially invariably rearrangement to a more stable one if such a rearrangement is possible CH3 CH3 Y H CH3-C-CH-CH CH -C-CH-Ch-Q CH CH H Y CH OH CH H2O CH3-C-CH-CH2 CH3C—CH-CH H CH3 H CH Department of Chemistry, Xiamen UniversityORGANIC CHEMISTRY Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University Chapter 8 One complication associated with alkene hydration is the occurrence of arrangements C CH CH2 CH3 CH3 CH3 H2SO4 H2O C CH CH3 CH3 OH CH3 CH3 The carbocation formed initially invariably rearrangement to a more stable one if such a rearrangement is possible. C CH CH2 CH3 CH3 CH3 C CH CH2 CH3 CH3 CH3 H C CH CH2 CH3 CH3 H CH3 H+ H2O C CH CH3 CH3 OH CH3 CH3 H