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Alkenes: Electrophilic Addition Reactions

The most common reactions of the alkenes are additions across the double bond to form saturated molecules. Such reactions are represented by the following general equation, where X and Y represent elements in a compound that are capable of being added across the π-bond system of an alkene to form a substituted alkane.



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