A very important point to notice in the electrophilic addition reaction above is that, if the starting alkene is asymmetrical, there are two possible courses that could be followed, depending on which...A very important point to notice in the electrophilic addition reaction above is that, if the starting alkene is asymmetrical, there are two possible courses that could be followed, depending on which of the two alkene carbons forms the new sigma bond in the first step.
