Show how you would accomplish the following synthetic conversions. (a) But-1-ene 2-methoxybutane (b) 1-iodo-2-methylcyclopentane 1-methylcyclopentanol

Question:

Show how you would accomplish the following synthetic conversions.
(a) But-1-ene → 2-methoxybutane
(b) 1-iodo-2-methylcyclopentane → 1-methylcyclopentanol
(c) 3-methylpent-1-ene → 3-methylpentan-2-ol
Explain why acid-catalyzed hydration would be a poor choice for the reaction in (c).