Question: Hydroborationoxidation of (E)-2-( p-anisyl)-2-butene yielded an alcohol A, mp 60C, in 72% yield. When the same reaction was performed on the Z alkene, an isomeric

Hydroboration–oxidation of (E)-2-( p-anisyl)-2-butene yielded an alcohol A, mp 60°C, in 72% yield. When the same reaction was performed on the Z alkene, an isomeric liquid alcohol B was obtained in 77% yield. Suggest reasonable structures for A and B, and describe the relationship between them

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