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Buchler Glossary
1,2-addition
1,2-addition is a type of organic chemical reaction that involves the addition of functional groups to the 1st and 2nd carbon atoms of a carbon chain. In other words, the functional groups in the product of this reaction are attached to the adjacent carbon atoms.
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