Given below are two statements:
Statement I : Propene on treatment with diborane gives an addition product with the formula 
.
Statement II : Oxidation of 
with hydrogen peroxide in presence of NaOH gives propan-2-ol.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
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: Diborane 
reacts with alkenes to give trialkyl boranes as addition product. This is
oxidized to alcohol by hydrogen peroxide in the presence of aqueous sodium hydroxide.
Hence, statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct.
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