What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

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The starting material is an alkene and the reagent used is HgSO4/H2SO4, which is known as the oxymercuration-demercuration reaction. This reaction adds a hydroxyl group (OH) to the less substituted carbon of the double bond, resulting in an alcohol as the major product. In this case, the less substituted carbon is the one bearing the methyl group, so the alcohol produced will be 3-methyl-3-hexanol.

What Is the Major Organic Product Obtained from the Following