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Topic: Electrophilic addition:iodine or iodinemonochloride  (Read 2177 times)

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Offline thiver

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Electrophilic addition:iodine or iodinemonochloride
« on: January 14, 2018, 12:49:14 PM »
 Iodine monochloride adds more readily than iodine to carbon-carbon double
bonds
why
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Re: Electrophilic addition:iodine or iodinemonochloride
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2018, 01:04:59 PM »
The reaction between iodine and double-bonds is reversible, no?
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Re: Electrophilic addition:iodine or iodinemonochloride
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2018, 01:12:23 PM »
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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Re: Electrophilic addition:iodine or iodinemonochloride
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2018, 03:54:03 PM »
What is the mechanism of the reaction?
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