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The major product during hydroboration-oxidation of 1-methylcyclopentene is
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Solution:
During hydroboration-oxidation, addition of H2O across the double bond occurs anti to Markownikoff's rule and since the stereochemistry of addition cis , therefore trans -2-methylcyclopentanol is formed