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IB DP Chemistry R3.4 L3 | Heterolytic Fission, Curly Arrows and Electrophiles | Lesson Walkthrough

Use curly arrows to track electron-pair movement and identify electrophiles and heterolytic fission.

Predict products of electrophilic addition to alkenes.

Identify Lewis acids and bases and explain coordinate bond formation.

Explain ligands and complex ions through electron-pair donation to transition-metal ions.

Compare SN2 and SN1 mechanisms and relate substitution pathways to halogenoalkane structure.

Explain how leaving-group identity affects nucleophilic substitution rates.

Construct electrophilic addition mechanisms for symmetrical alkenes.

Use carbocation stability to predict major products from unsymmetrical alkenes.

Explain electrophilic substitution in benzene and the restoration of aromaticity.

Explain how spontaneous redox reactions generate electrical energy in voltaic cells.