Additions to alkenes accompanied by 1,2-hydride shifts
Description: When secondary (or primary) carbocations are formed, adjacent to a more substituted carbon, hydrogen atoms can shift. This leads to formation of a more stable carbocation.
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hey James I think you made a mistake with the description reaction, a third R group was added to the product
Thank you Raj.