Predict the major product of the following reaction. 1) Hg(OAc)2, CH3CH2OH 2) NaBHд O 2-ethoxy-3-methylpentane O 3-methyl-3-pentanol O 3-methyl-2-pentanol O 3-ethoxy-3-methylpentane
Predict the major product of the following reaction. 1) Hg(OAc)2, CH3CH2OH 2) NaBHд O 2-ethoxy-3-methylpentane O 3-methyl-3-pentanol O 3-methyl-2-pentanol O 3-ethoxy-3-methylpentane
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![Predict the major product of the following reaction.
1) Hg(OAc)2, CH3CH2OH
2) NaBHд
O 2-ethoxy-3-methylpentane
O 3-methyl-3-pentanol
O 3-methyl-2-pentanol
O 3-ethoxy-3-methylpentane](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F22a1ad81-5c35-4da6-8fa3-69c9ce05f8f2%2Fa65864d5-c69c-45d7-bb93-61cefde005a8%2Fl7ms23e_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Predict the major product of the following reaction.
1) Hg(OAc)2, CH3CH2OH
2) NaBHд
O 2-ethoxy-3-methylpentane
O 3-methyl-3-pentanol
O 3-methyl-2-pentanol
O 3-ethoxy-3-methylpentane
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