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Substitution & Elimination

Field: Reaction Mechanisms

Two major classes of organic reactions.

Sequence of Expressions

Beginner
In the addition of a protic acid HX to an asymmetric alkene, the acid hydrogen (H) becomes attached to the carbon with fewer alkyl substituents.
Intermediate
The major product is the more substituted alkene (the one with more alkyl groups attached to the double bond carbons).