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NEET-XII-Chemistry

02: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

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    Write the mechanism of hydration of ethene to yield ethanol.
    Ans : The mechanism of hydration of ethene to form ethanol involves three steps.

    Step 1:

    Protonation of ethene to form carbocation by electrophilic attack of H3O+:



    Step 2:

    Nucleophilic attack of water on carbocation:



    Step 3:

    Deprotonation to form ethanol: