ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Chapter 8 Markovnikoy's rule o In the addition of HX to an unsymmetrically substituted alkene, the hydrogen atom adds to the carbon atom of the double bond that already has the greater number of hydrogen atoms and that the x group adds to the carbon having more alkyl substituents o Markovnikov's rule can be restated by saying that, in the addition of hX to an alkene, the more stable carbocation intermediate is formed Department of Chemistry, Xiamen UniversityORGANIC CHEMISTRY Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University Chapter 8 Markovnikov’s rule In the addition of HX to an unsymmetrically substituted alkene, the hydrogen atom adds to the carbon atom of the double bond that already has the greater number of hydrogen atoms and that the X group adds to the carbon having more alkyl substituents. Markovnikov’s rule can be restated by saying that, in the addition of HX to an alkene, the more stable carbocation intermediate is formed