hydration of alkenes
What hydration of alkenes means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: AQA
Alcohols are produced industrially by this process in the presence of an acid catalyst.
The reaction of an alkene with steam over an acid catalyst to form an alcohol.
Topics that use hydration of alkenes
- Alcohol production (AQA A-Level)
- Alkenes (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Addition polymerisation
- Addition polymerisation of alkenes
- Addition reactions forming other organic chemicals
- Atomic number and first point of difference
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- Biodegradable polymers
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