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hydration reaction
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- Subclass of
- chemical reaction
- Material used
- water
- Image
- But-2-ene-hydration-2D-skeletal.svg
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- opposite of
- dehydration reaction
- Commons category
- Hydration reactions
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Encyclopedic overview
In chemistry, a hydration reaction is a chemical reaction in which a substance combines with water. In organic chemistry, water is added to an unsaturated substrate, which is usually an alkene or an alkyne. This type of reaction is employed industrially to produce ethanol, isopropanol, and butan-2-ol.
Organic chemistry
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