Chemistry A-Level
Surface-catalysed addition
What Surface-catalysed addition means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Surface-catalysed addition
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Hydrogen and the alkene are adsorbed onto the nickel surface, where the reaction occurs, so it is not an electrophilic addition and no carbocation intermediate forms.
Topics that use Surface-catalysed addition
- Alkenes (OCR A-Level)
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- Addition polymerisation of alkenes
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