Chapter 11, Problem 11.60AP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The structure for formation product from the hydration reaction of myrcene with three equivalents of water in the presence of sulfuric acid has to be drawn.

Concept Introduction:

Hydaration reaction is nothing but the addition of water to an alkene.  In this reaction two bonds are simultaneously broken, one is carbon-carbon double bond, and second one is $H-OH$ bond, finally forms two $\text{ C-H and C-OH bonds}\text{.}$ .  The general reaction can be represented as follows,

In the addition of water to an unsymmetrical alknene, the hydrogen from water is bonded to the less substituted carbon atom and is called Markovnikov’s rule.