The best method to prepare 3-methylbutan-2-ol from 3-methylbut-1-ene is

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The best method to prepare 3-methylbutan-2-ol from 3-methylbut-1-ene is (A) addition of water in presence of dil. H2SO4 (B) addition of HCl followed by reaction with dil. NaOH (C) hydroboration - oxidation reaction (D) Reimer-Tiemann reaction

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<img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/74cac8eb2c7d9c95c02684d66e3070b6-.jpeg" /> The addition of H2O in presence of acid takes place according to Markovnikov’s rule.

Q. The best method to prepare $3$ -methylbutan- $2$ - $o l$ from $3$ -methylbut- $1$ - $e n e$ is

addition of water in presence of dil. $H_{2} S O_{4}$

addition of $H Cl$ followed by reaction with dil. $N a O H$

hydroboration - oxidation reaction

Reimer-Tiemann reaction

The addition of $H_{2} O$ in presence of acid takes place according to Markovnikov’s rule.

Q. The best method to prepare 3-methylbutan-2-ol from 3-methylbut-1-ene is

addition of water in presence of dil. H2​SO4​

addition of HCl followed by reaction with dil. NaOH