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What is the product for the reaction of 1-butene with methanol and acid?

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It's an eletrophilic addition across a double bond, double bond attacks the H+ and creates a carbocation then the lone pairs on the oxygen on the methanol attack the carbocation which forms a protonated alcohol, water comes in and the hydrogen is taken off.The final product is 2-methoxybutane
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