Addition of water to 3-methylbut-1-ene in the presence of dil. `H_(2)SO_(4)` gives mainly

Options

A. 3-Methylbutan-1-ol
B. 3-Methylbutan-2-ol
C. 2-Methylbutan-1-ol
D. 2-Methylbutan-2-ol

Answer

D

Explanation

`underset("3-Methylbut-1-ene")(CH_(3)-underset(CH_(3))underset(|)(CH)-CH=CH_(2))overset(H^(+))rarr`
`CH_(3)-underset((2^(@)))(underset(CH_(3))underset(|)(CH))-overset(+)(CH)=CH_(3)overset("Hydride shift")rarr`
`CH_(3)-underset(3^(@))underset(CH_(3))underset(|)overset(+)(C)-CH_(2)-CH_(3)overset(OH^(-))rarrunderset("2-Methylbutan-2-ol")(CH_(3)-underset(CH_(3))underset(|)overset(OH)overset(|)(C)-CH_(2)-CH_(3))`