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Apart from the formation of ethanol, You can't use alkenes direct hydration method to produce an alcohol where the OH group is at the end of a chain. Using propene (CH3CH=CH2), but-1-ene (CH3CH2CH=CH2)
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Apart from the formation of ethanol, You can't use alkenes direct hydration method to produce an alcohol where the OH group is at the end of a chain. Using propene (CH3CH=CH2), but-1-ene (CH3CH2CH=CH2) andbut-2-ene (CH3CH=CHCH3) as examples, explain why that is.

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Wait a second...I am sorry I don't know the answer but I have something to tell you.
It is not necessary that in alcohols, OH should be at the end of a chain .

It can be anywhere in the chain..
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