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Addition Reactions of Alkenes: Mechanisms, Stereochemistry, and Regioselectivity

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Hydrohalogenation

  • General properties of hydrohalogenation.
    04:07
  • Provide the mechanism
    02:24

Cis vs Trans

  • Why we need to use the E/Z naming system
    02:07
  • What does E and Z stand for?
    00:50
  • How to name different types of double bonds or rings
    04:28

Markovnikov

  • Provide the mechanism
    01:26
  • How to add to asymmetrical double bonds.
    03:38

Acid-Catalyzed Hydration

  • General properties of acid-catalyzed hydration.
    06:32
  • Acid-catalyzed hydration mechanism
    06:34

Hydroboration

  • General properties of hydroboration-oxidation.
    06:38
  • Acid-catalyzed hydroboration-oxidation mechanism
    06:14

Halogenation

  • Halogenation Mechanism
    03:45
  • General properties of halogenation.
    02:27

Anti Markovnikov Addition of Br

  • Provide the complete mechanism for the following radical hydrohalogenation.
    02:53
  • How Radical Hydrohalogenation is different from typical Hydrohalogenation.
    07:13
  • Overview of Hydrohalogention.
    01:18

Reaction Mechanism

  • How to tell if charged molecules will react as nucleophiles or electrophiles.
    02:39
  • Nucleophile or Electrophile
    01:49
  • How to tell if uncharged molecules will react as nucleophiles or electrophiles.
    02:48