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Q.11  Write the mechanism of hydration of ethene to yield ethanol.

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Ethanol is yielded from ethene by acid catalysed hydration.

The mechanism:

Step 1. Protonation of alkene to form carbocation by electrophilic attack of hydronium ion.

 

Step 2. Nucleophilic attack of water on carbocation.

Step 3. Deprotonation to form an alcohol.

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