Conclusions
Starting with the assumption that the progress of the process is synchronous, the application of the simple MO theory makes it possible to explain the experimentally observed stereo- and regioselectivity of electrophilic addition reactions, including the Markovnikov rule.
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Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1126–1131, May, 1975.
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Ioffe, A.I., D'yachenko, A.I. & Nefedov, O.M. Theoretical examination of mechanism of electrophilic addition reactions. Russ Chem Bull 24, 1033–1037 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00922959
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