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Halohydrin
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A compound containing a halogen atom and a hydroxyl group on adjacent carbons; those containing Br and Oh are bromohydrins, and those containing Cl and OH are chlorohydrins
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Stereoselective reaction
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A reaction in which one stereoisomer is formed in preference to all others. A stereoselective reaction may be enantioselective or diastereoselective, as the case may be
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Anti-stereoselectivity
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The addition of atoms or groups of atoms to opposite faces of a carbon-carbon double bond
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Hydration
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the addition of water
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Oxonium ion
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An ion in which Oxygen bears the postive charge
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Hyperconjugation
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Interaction of electrons in a sigma-bonding orbital with the vacant 2p orbital of an adjacent positively charged carbon
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Nucleophile
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"Nucleus loving" Any species that can donate a pair of electrons to form a new covalent bond; Lewis base
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Electrophile
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"Electron loving" Any species that can accept a pair of electrons in order to form a new covalent bond; Lewis acid
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Regioselective reaction
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An addition or substituition reaction in which one of two or more possible products is formed in preference to all others that might be formed
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Markovinikov's rule
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In the addition of HX, H2O, or ROH so an alkene, hydrogen adds to the carbon of the double bond having the greater number of hydrogens
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