A dilute solution of bromine is added to samples of heptane and cyclohexene. The bromination reactions and mechanisms are compared. UV light splits the bromine molecule into two reactive radicals, ...

Complete combustion of alkenes produces carbon dioxide and water, ... The C=C functional group allows alkenes to undergo these reactions. ... Propene, CH 3 CH=CH 2, reacts with bromine, Br 2.

Hydrocarbons called alkenes are isolated from petroleum as mixtures of isomers, often making it hard to use them as reagents for synthesis. A reaction involving a migrating nickel atom offers a ...