The time, twelve minutes before the end. The date, Monday, October 19, 2009: the second midterm for the “weed-out” class for pre-meds. One simple nickname: Orgo. Its very evocation, ironic – Organic Chemistry being the field of plastics after all – struck fear in us students. The event, this: Number 9 (12 points): Draw the reaction product(s) of 1-methylcyclohexene with 1) BH3 and 2) NaOH, H2O2. Depict the entire reaction mechanism of this reaction sequence. “Hey Martin look outside. Isn’t the moon lovely?” “Yes, and I think I can see you in it.” Damn it, time’s up.