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Teach me how electrophilic addition works

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Electrophilic addition is the key alkene reaction — and once you've got the mechanism, all five versions of it follow the same pattern.

1. + HBr at room temperature Electrophile: H Br δ+ δ− Alkene to Halogenoalkane H H H H C C H Br δ+ δ− H C C H H H H + Br− H C C H H H H Br
Electrophilic addition of HBr to ethene giving bromoethane

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Teach me how electrophilic addition works

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Electrophilic addition is the key alkene reaction — and once you've got the mechanism, all five versions of it follow the same pattern.

The big idea: the C=C double bond has a region of high electron density above and below the carbon atoms. Electrophiles — electron-hungry species — are attracted to that. The π bond breaks, both electrons go to the electrophile, and a new bond forms on the other carbon.

Here's the mechanism for the simplest case — ethene + HBr:

1. + HBr at room temperature Electrophile: H Br δ+ δ− Alkene to Halogenoalkane H H H H C C H Br δ+ δ− H C C H H H H + Br− H C C H H H H Br
Electrophilic addition of HBr to ethene giving bromoethane

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