Chapter 6. Reactions of Alkenes. Addition Reactions. In this Chapter we shall discuss in detail the characteristic addition reactions of alkenes. The stereochemistry and selectivity of reactions of the C=C bond will be shown to be related to the orbital electronic structure of the C=C bond. Examples of the correlation of structure and chemical reactivity will be developed.

Problems: 6.1, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.9, 6.10, 6.12, 6.13, 6.14, 6.15, 6.16, 6.21, 6.29, 6.30, 6.32, 6.33, 6.37, 6.47, 6.50, 6.51, 6.52

Spartan: Review Figures 6.3, 6.4, 6.6, 6.14

Recommended: Visit the slide show on Chapter 6 on the web. The following modules are on the computers in 211 Havemeyer:

#18 Mechanism of Hydrogenation of Alkenes

#19 Mechanism of Addition of Bromine to Alkenes

Alkenes and Alkynes

(a) Addition of bromine

(b) Addition of chlorine

(c) Addition of hydrogen

(d) Addition of water

(e) HBr + 3,3-dimethyl-1-butene

(f) HBr + 3-methyl-1butene

(g) HBr + propene