Concentrated sulfuric acid reacts with alkenes under appropriate conditions.
Name the mechanism for the reaction of concentrated sulfuric acid with an alkene.
Outline the mechanism for the reaction of concentrated sulfuric acid with 2-methylbut-1-ene, showing the formation of the major product. Your outline should show all relevant curly arrows, intermediate structures, charges, and lone pairs.
Draw the structural formula of the minor product formed in this reaction.
Explain, in terms of carbocation stability, why the product formed in part 2 is the major product.
22 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Chemistry Alkenes, covering Structure, bonding and reactivity, Addition reactions of alkenes, and Addition polymers. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.