Practice HL: Electrophilic Addition to Alkenes (Mechanism) - 10.5 | Chapter 10: Organic Chemistry II (Reactions & Mechanisms) | IB Grade 12-Chemistry
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Question 1

Easy

What is an electrophile?

💡 Hint: Think about units in a reaction that are attracted to electrons.

Question 2

Easy

Define a carbocation.

💡 Hint: Focus on the charge associated with the carbon.

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Question 1

What type of species are alkenes?

  • Nucleophiles
  • Electrophiles
  • Neutral

💡 Hint: Think about what alkenes do in reactions!

Question 2

Markovnikov's Rule states that in electrophilic addition, hydrogen adds to which carbon?

  • The least substituted carbon
  • The most substituted carbon
  • Both equally

💡 Hint: Consider the stability of carbocations formed during reactions.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Predict the major product formed when 1-butene reacts with HCl and explain your reasoning based on Markovnikov’s Rule.

💡 Hint: Focus on how the hydrogen atom and chlorine will attach according to stability of carbocations.

Question 2

Explain why carbocation rearrangements might occur during electrophilic addition and illustrate this using cyclohexene.

💡 Hint: Think about how the electron density and bond structures change when new electronegative elements are added.

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