Markovnikov's rule

English

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Etymology

The rule was formulated by the Russian chemist Vladimir Vasilevich Markovnikov in 1870.

Proper noun

Markovnikov's rule

  1. (organic chemistry) A rule describing the outcome of certain addition reactions in organic chemistry.
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