Markovnikov's rule

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Etymology

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

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Markovnikov's rule

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