The Carbonyl Is Polarized, The Delta End Is Plus. The Nucleophile Will Thus Attack, The Carbon Nucleus.

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The carbonyl is polarized,
The delta end is plus.
The nucleophile will thus attack,
The carbon nucleus.
Addition makes an alcohol,
Of types there are but three.
It makes a bond, to correspond,
From C to shining C.
-- Prof. Frank Westheimer, to "America the Beautiful"

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