What synthetic goal is achieved by subjecting an alkene to an oxymercuration-demercuration sequence?
A) Markovnikov addition of H2O wherein skeletal rearrangement is promoted
B) Markovnikov addition of H2O wherein skeletal rearrangement is prevented
C) anti-Markovnikov addition of H2O wherein skeletal rearrangement is promoted
D) anti-Markovnikov addition of H2O wherein skeletal rearrangement is prevented
E) syn-hydroxylation
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