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Markovnikov's rule

Markovnikov's rule

This rule dictates that the addition of a hydrogen halide (HX, in the case of HBr) to an alkene will lead to a product where the hydrogen is attached to the carbon with fewer alkyl substituents, while the halide group is attached to the carbon with more alkyl substituents.

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