Preferred Label : α-addition;
Detailed label : α-addition (alpha-addition);
IUPAC synonym : 1/1/addition;
IUPAC definition : A chemical reaction resulting in a single reaction product from two or three reacting
chemical species, with formation of two new chemical bonds to the same atom in one
of the reactant molecular entities. The synonymous term 1/1/addition is also used.
For example: (This particular example can also be viewed as an insertion reaction).
In inorganic chemistry such α-addition reactions, generally to a metallic central
atom, are known as 'oxidative additions'. α-Addition is the reverse of α-elimination
or 1/1/elimination.;
Origin ID : A00001;
See also
A chemical reaction resulting in a single reaction product from two or three reacting
chemical species, with formation of two new chemical bonds to the same atom in one
of the reactant molecular entities. The synonymous term 1/1/addition is also used.
For example: (This particular example can also be viewed as an insertion reaction).
In inorganic chemistry such α-addition reactions, generally to a metallic central
atom, are known as 'oxidative additions'. α-Addition is the reverse of α-elimination
or 1/1/elimination.
