Question 12.8: Draw a structural formula for the alcohol formed by the acid...

Draw a structural formula for the alcohol formed by the acid-catalyzed hydration of 1-methylcyclohexene.
Strategy
Markovnikov’s rule predicts that H adds to the carbon with the greater number of hydrogens.

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Solution
H adds to carbon 2 of the cyclohexene ring, and OH then adds to carbon 1.

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