Aqueous sulphuric acid reacts with 2-methyl-1-butene to give predominantly-

Options

A. Isobutyl hydrogen sulphate
B. 2-methyl-2-butanol
C. 2-methyl-1-butanol
D. Secondary butyl hydrogen sulphate

Answer

B

Explanation

`underset("2-methyl-1-butene")(CH_(2)= overset(CH_3)overset(|)C-CH_(2)-CH_(3)) + H_(2)O overset(H_2SO_4)underset("Markownikoff's rul")rarr underset("2-Methyl-2-butanol")(CH_3-overset(CH_3)overset(|)underset(OH)underset(|)C-CH_(2)-CH_(3))`