When bromine is added to a solution of 1-hexene in methanol, the major products of the reaction

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When bromine is added to a solution of 1-hexene in methanol, the major products of the reaction are as shown:

1,2-Dibromohexane is not converted to 1-bromo-2-methoxyhexane under the reaction conditions. Suggest a reasonable mechanism for the formation of 1-bromo-2-methoxyhexane.
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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0072905014

4th edition

Authors: Francis A. Carey

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