Question

What is an addition reaction? Give an example.

Answer 1

Addition reaction

• “A chemical reaction where two or more reactants combine to form a single product is called an addition reaction.”
• In organic chemistry, addition reaction is commonly seen for unsaturated compounds.

Chemical reaction

• The general reaction of an addition reaction is as follows,
• $\mathrm{A}+\mathrm{B}\to \mathrm{C}$
• Hydrogenation reaction, where an unsaturated alkene/alkyne is converted to a saturated alkane, using the catalyst $\mathrm{Ni}/\mathrm{Pd}/\mathrm{Pt}$.
• The chemical reaction is as follows,
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