Electrophilic Addition
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An electrophilic addition is an addition reaction of an alkene or an alkyne that begins with the reaction of the alkene or alkyne with an electrophilic atom in another reactant.
eg. 1:
first step of the reaction:
eg. 2:
first step of the reaction:
see also nucleophilic addition
- Gamini Gunawardena from the OChemPal site (Utah Valley University)