Consider the reaction below to answer the following question(s).
Alkenes may be hydrated by the hydroboration/oxidation procedure shown.
-Refer to instructions. The regiochemistry of hydroboration/oxidation of alkenes is:

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Consider the reaction below to answer the following question(s).
Alkenes may be hydrated by the hydroboration/oxidation procedure shown. 
-Refer to instructions. The regiochemistry of hydroboration/oxidation of alkenes is:

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Hydroboration/oxidation of alkenes results in the addition of a hydroxyl group to the less substituted carbon, which is a non-Markovnikov addition. This is because the boron atom adds to the less substituted carbon during the hydroboration step, followed by oxidation which replaces the boron with a hydroxyl group.

Consider the Reaction Below to Answer the Following Question(s)