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Upon treatment with Br2/H2O, 1,3-butadiene reacts to form a halohydrin. Over time, in the presence of the HBr generated by the reaction, this halohydrin converts to a more stable isomer. Please provide the structures of these two compounds and provide a mechanism for their formation. [Hint: there is an intermediate common to the formation of both isomers.]

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