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oxidative addition nucleophilic addition electrocyclic reaction hydrogenation hydrogenolysis Diels-Alder reaction adduct Markovnikov rule chemical reaction acid–base reaction oxidation-reduction reaction chemical synthesis chain reaction substitution reaction polymerization elimination reaction reaction mechanism catalysis ion-exchange reaction

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