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    Electrophilic addition to alkenes

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    The reaction in which an alkene reacts with a hydrogen halide, with both atoms of HX adding across the double bond to form a haloalkane.
    OCR · Alkenes
    The first step of an addition reaction with an alkene, in which the δ⁺ atom of the polarised electrophile accepts the electron pair.
    OCR · Alkenes

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