Oxymercurationdemercuration of allyl alcohol gives 1,2-propanediol. OH OH 1. Hg(OAc)2

Chapter 6, Problem 6.69

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Oxymercurationdemercuration of allyl alcohol gives 1,2-propanediol. OH OH 1. Hg(OAc)2, THFH2O OH 2. NaBH4, HO Under the same conditions, however, 4-penten-1-ol yields a compound having the molecular formula C5H10O. OH C5H10O 1. Hg(OAc)2, THFH2O 2. NaBH4, HO What is the most reasonable structure for the product of this reaction? H3C O O HO A. B. C. P

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