addition reaction. Chemical reaction in which the atoms of an element or compound react with a double bond or triple bond in an organic compound by opening up one of the bonds and ...
In the related Addition-elimination reaction an addition reaction is followed by an elimination reaction. In the majority of reactions it involves addition of nucleophiles to ...
The use of of 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine to test for the carbon-oxygen double bond in aldehydes and ketones, and a quick look at some similar reactions