Electrophilic Addition - Typical Electrophilic Additions

Typical Electrophilic Additions

Typical electrophilic additions to alkenes with reagents are:

  • dihalo addition reactions: X2
  • Hydrohalogenations:HX
  • Hydration reactions: H2O
  • Hydrogenations H2
  • Oxymercuration reactions: mercuric acetate, water
  • Hydroboration-oxidation reactions : diborane
  • the Prins reaction : formaldehyde, water

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