BRAINCAKEElectrophilic Addition
The typical reaction of alkenes is electrophilic addition. An electrophile attacks the C=C, the π bond breaks, and two atoms or groups add across the double bond. Two reactant molecules combine to form one product, which is saturated.
The mechanism has two steps. Take a general electrophile Xδ+–Yδ–:
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