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Addition of HX to Alkenes

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    35112
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    Additional Resources

    Michigan State Virtual Textbook of Organic Chemistry

    Strong Bronsted Acids

    MasterOrganicChemistry

    Curved arrows and addition reactions

    Addition Pattern #1: The “Carbocation Pathway”

    Rearrangements in Alkene Addition Reactions

    Carey 4th Edition On-Line Activity

    Hydrohalogenation

    Khan Academy

    Hydrohalogenation

    Leah4Sci

    Hydrohalogenation

    Cliffs Notes

    Hydrohalogenation

    Videos

    Hydrohalogenation

    hydrohalogenation video


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