Alkene Reaction Products

In each product answer box enter a single letter, selected from the list at the bottom of the page, designating the expected product.

Reactant Reagent Product Answer
Evaluation
Response Box

 
(CH3)2CHCH=CH2
3-methyl-1-butene
HCl



Br2
i) Hg(OAc)2

ii) NaBH4
i) BH3

ii) H2O2 & base
HOBr

KMnO4


(CH3)2C=CHCH3
2-methyl-2-butene
HCl



Br2

i) Hg(OAc)2

ii) NaBH4
i) BH3

ii) H2O2 & base
HOBr

KMnO4


CH2=C(CH3)CH2CH3
2-methyl-1-butene
HCl



Br2

i) Hg(OAc)2

ii) NaBH4
i) BH3

ii) H2O2 & base
HOBr

KMnO4



A. CH2BrCBr(CH3)CH2CH3
1,2-dibromo-2-methylbutane
B. (CH3)2CClCH2CH3
2-chloro-2-methylbutane
C. (CH3)2C(OH)CH2CH3
2-methyl-2-butanol
D. (CH3)2CHCH(OH)CH2Br
1-bromo-3-methyl-2-butanol
E. (CH3)2CHCH(OH)CH3
3-methyl-2-butanol
F. (CH3)2CHCHClCH3
2-chloro-3-methylbutane
G. (CH3)2CHCH(OH)CH2OH
3-methyl-1,2-butanediol
H. (CH3)2CHCHBrCH2Br
1,2-dibromo-3-methylbutane
I. (CH3)2CHCH2CH2OH
3-methyl-1-butanol
J. HOCH2C(OH)(CH3)CH2CH3
2-methyl-1,2-butanediol
K. HOCH2CH(CH3)CH2CH3
2-methyl-1-butanol
L. (CH3)2C(OH)CH(OH)CH3
2-methyl-2,3-butanediol
M. (CH3)2CBrCH2CH2OH
3-bromo-3-methyl-1-butanol
N. (CH3)2C(OH)CHBrCH3
3-bromo-2-methyl-2-butanol
O. (CH3)2CBrCHBrCH3
2,3-dibromo-2-methylbutane
P. CH2BrC(OH)(CH3)CH2CH3
1-bromo-2-methyl-2-butanol


This script written by William Reusch, Dept. of Chemistry, Michigan State University. Please send comments and corrections to whreusch@pilot.msu.edu.