12: Reactions to Alkenes Last updated Jun 23, 2019 Save as PDF 11.11: Degree of Unsaturation: Another Aid to Identifying Molecular Structure 12.1: Why Addition Reactions Proceed: Thermodynamic Feasibility Page ID32305 ( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) An organic chemistry Textmap organized around the textbook Organic Chemistry by Peter Vollhardt and Neil Schore Topic hierarchy12.1: Why Addition Reactions Proceed: Thermodynamic Feasibility12.2: Catalytic Hydrogenation12.3: Nucleophilic Character of the Pi Bond: Electrophilic Addition of Hydrogen Halides12.4: Alcohol Synthesis by Electrophilic Hydration: Thermodynamic Control12.5: Electrophilic Addition of Halogens to Alkenes12.6: The Generality of Electrophilic Addition12.7: Oxymncuration-Demercuration: A Special Elcctrophilic Addition12.8: Hydroboration-Oxidation: A Stereospecific Anti-Markovnikov Hydration12.9: Diazomethane, Carbenes, and Cyclopropane Synthesis12.10: Oxacyclopropane ( Epoxide) Synthesis: Epoxidation by Peroxycarboxylic Acids12.11: Vicinal SYn Dihydroxylation with Osmium Tetroxide12.12: Oxidative Cleavage: Ozonolysis12.13: Radical Additions: Anti-Markovnikov Product Formation12.14: Dimerization, Oligomerization. and Polymerization of Alkenes12.15: Synthesis of Polymers12.16: Ethene: An Important Industrial Feedstock12.17: Alkenes in Nature - Insect PheromonesPheromones are chemicals capable of acting like hormones outside the body of the secreting individual, to impact the behavior of the receiving individuals.