Oxymercuration-demercuration of $\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CH}=\mathrm{CH}_{2}$ produces

1. $\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{OH}$
2. $\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CH}(\mathrm{OH}) \mathrm{CH}_{3}$
3. $\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CH}(\mathrm{OH}) \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{OH}$
4. $\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{COCH}_{3}$

Solution

In oxymercuration - demercuration, more stable carbocation is formed and water attacks on more substituted carbon. The reaction is as follows:

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