When pent-1-ene is treated with mercury(II) acetate in methanol and the resulting product is reacted with NaBH₄, what is the primary organic compound which results? A) 3-ethoxypentane B) 1-methoxypentane C) 1-ethoxypentane D) 2-ethoxypentane E) 2-methoxypentane

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The reaction is an oxymercuration-demercuration process, which adds methoxy (from methanol) and hydrogen across the double bond of pent-1-ene, following Markovnikov's rule, resulting in 2-methoxypentane.

When Pent-1-Ene Is Treated with Mercury(II) Acetate in Methanol and the Resulting