This tutorial covers the hydrohalogenation and hydration of alkenes, two alkene addition reactions that involve the formation of a carbocation. (Runtime = 29:45)
Student Learning Outcomes
After viewing this tutorial and practicing problems from this website and your textbook, you should be able to:
• Draw the mechanism of any hydrohalogenation or hydration reaction of an alkene.
• Determine the relative stability of carbocations.
• Predict the major (and minor) products of hydrohalogenation and hydration reactions of alkenes.
Practice Problems
Here are some problems to get you started. You should first try each on a piece of paper. Then, place your cursor over the graphic and click on right arrow that appears to see the answer. The right and left arrows allow you to move back and forth between problems. Please note that these are not the only types of problems/questions that exist on this topic. Refer to your textbook and any problems your instructor provides you for more practice with this subject.
