Hydration and related reactions (Addition of H2O or ROH ) Select ALL that Apply methanol tert-butyl methyl ether MTBE A bond is broken. alcohol +H2OH2SO4 Credit: Smith, Organic Chemistry p. 418 The mechanism has three steps. Carbocations are not formed as intermediates. Carbocation rearrangements are not possible. Markovnikov's rule is not followed. H bonds to the less substituted C to form the more stable carbocation. Syn and anti addition occur