lec 11 objectives and skills
- Draw mechanistic steps for the addition of HX and H2O to alkenes/alkynes.
- Understand/interpret/draw reaction coordinate diagrams.
- Use orbitals to explain the mechanism/stereochemistry in electrophilic addition reactions.
- Understand Markovnikov addition in the context of carbocation intermediates.
- Know the “Key Features” of both reactions covered.
- Predict the product(s) for all electrophilic additions (including carbocation rearrangements).
Skills
- Critical assessment using abstract concepts
- Outcome predictions
- Comparisons of fine details
