Lesson 954 of 1524
Alkenes: Reactions and Synthesis
The converse of this elimination reaction is the addition of various substances to the alkene double bond to give saturated products
Practice this chapterThe converse of this elimination reaction is the addition of various substances to the alkene double bond to give saturated products With the background needed to understand organic reactions now covered, this chapter has begun the systematic description of major functional groups
Alkenes are generally prepared by an elimination reaction, such as dehydrohalogenation, the elimination of HX from an alkyl halide, or dehydration, the elimination of water from an alcohol. HCl, HBr, and HI add to alkenes by a two-step electrophilic addition mechanism.
converse of this elimination reaction — the addition of various substances to the alkene double bond to give saturated products.
Worked example
What does “converse of this elimination reaction” mean in Alkenes: Reactions and Synthesis?
- 1Use the wording this chapter gives for converse of this elimination reaction.
- 2The book says: the addition of various substances to the alkene double bond to give saturated products.
- 3Keep the answer tied to this term.
Result: the addition of various substances to the alkene double bond to give saturated products
Why. That is the meaning this chapter gives for converse of this elimination reaction.
Answer with the meaning this chapter gives. A nearby idea from the same book is a different term.
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