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The mechanisms
| Nucleophilic substitution: SN1 | 2-Chloro-2-methylpropane and aqueous sodium hydroxide |
| Nucleophilic substitution: SN2 | Chloromethane and aqueous sodium hydroxide |
| Electrophilic addition | Ethene and bromine |
| Electrophilic addition: Markovnikov addition | Propene and bromine (to follow) |
| Electrophilic substitution | Benzene and nitric acid with concentrated sulphuric acid |
| Nucleophilic addition | Ethanal and cyanide ions (to follow) |
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