Multiple Choice
Which of the following is true about using oxymercuration-reduction to add an OH to an alkene?
A) The mechanism is susceptible to carbocation rearrangements.
B) The mechanism proceeds through a mercurinium ion intermediate.
C) Only terminal alkenes can be used as starting materials.
D) The mechanism proceeds using anti-Markovnikov addition.
E) Reduction with NaBH4 is stereoselective.
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