The major product of acid catalysed hydration reaction of 3,3-dimethylbut-1-ene is:

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The acid-catalyzed hydration of 3,3-dimethylbut-1-ene proceeds via the formation of a carbocation intermediate. The reaction begins with the protonation of the double bond to form the more stable carbocation. Protonation of the terminal carbon of 3,3-dimethylbut-1-ene yields a secondary carbocation, (CH₃)₃C-CH⁺-CH₃ . This secondary carbocation undergoes a 1,2-methyl shift to form a more stable tertiary carbocation, (CH₃)₂C⁺-CH(CH₃)₂ . This rearrangement is driven by the conversion of a secondary carbocation into a