Question

Was a methyl shift done here because the OH couldn't be placed on the more substituted carbon and do you proceed by always doing methyl shifts if this happens? Would you be so kind and including hydrogens in the reaction mechanism. Thank you !! final in a couple of hours.

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Answer 1

Yes, methyl shift has taken place here but that is not due do the reason that OH cannot be placed on more substitued carbon. The methyl shift has taken place to form a more stable carbocation that is tertiary carbocation and then water molecule attack on this.