In organic chemistry, a nucleophilic addition reaction is an addition reaction where in a chemical compound a π bond is removed by the creation of two new σ bonds by the addition of a nucleophile.
Addition reactions are limited to chemical compounds that have multiple-bonded atoms:
- molecules with carbon – hetero multiple bonds like carbonyls, imines or nitriles
- molecules with carbon – carbon double bonds or triple bonds.
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