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Explain why a nucleophilic reagent such as ethoxide adds to an alkyne more easily than it adds to an alkene

Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry

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Chapter26: Aldol And Claisen Reactions

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Explain why a nucleophilic reagent such as ethoxide adds to an alkyne more easily than it adds to an alkene

Definition Definition Organic compounds that contain at least one double bond between carbon-carbon atoms. The general molecular formula for alkenes with one double bond is C n H 2n .

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