The answer to the HI/HF problem

[Mish550]

According to this ochem website, HI is the most reactive and HF the LEAST. This is talking about HX addition to an alkene.

<a href="http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/4433/131A/ADDNRXN.HTM" target="_blank">http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/4433/131A/ADDNRXN.HTM</a>

 

[esoteric]

Did the actual question ask about the reactivity towards an alkene? If it did, we would have come to an agreement on this issue a long time ago. Oh well. Back to the endocrine sys.

-Esoteric