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Chemistry Forums for Students => Organic Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: thiver on January 14, 2018, 12:49:14 PM
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Iodine monochloride adds more readily than iodine to carbon-carbon double
bonds
why
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The reaction between iodine and double-bonds is reversible, no?
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I don't know, but the actual question is asking for an explanation in terms of electrophilic addition.
The answer is to do with how ICl is polar
That's what I don't get. How is that supposed to affect anything
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What is the mechanism of the reaction?