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Dodec-1-ene Reaction Mechanisms and Isomerism

The document summarizes a tutorial on organic chemistry reactions. It provides questions about the reaction of dodec-1-ene with various reagents, including bromine, hydrogen bromide, hot acidified potassium manganate(VII), and steam. It also discusses the mechanism of the reaction of bromine with ethane to form bromoethane, including radical formation, balanced equations, Lewis diagrams of radicals, termination steps, and identification of products when ethane reacts with excess bromine.

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Dodec-1-ene Reaction Mechanisms and Isomerism

The document summarizes a tutorial on organic chemistry reactions. It provides questions about the reaction of dodec-1-ene with various reagents, including bromine, hydrogen bromide, hot acidified potassium manganate(VII), and steam. It also discusses the mechanism of the reaction of bromine with ethane to form bromoethane, including radical formation, balanced equations, Lewis diagrams of radicals, termination steps, and identification of products when ethane reacts with excess bromine.

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Tutorial A.

Vany SMKPJ

Q1 Dodec-1-ene has the following structure : CH3(CH2)9CH = CH2

(a) Draw the structures of the organic molecules produced when dodec-1-ene reacts with each
of the following reagents.

(i) Bromine (ii) Hydrogen bromide

(iii) Hot, concentrated , acidified (iv) Steam


potassium manganate (VII)

[ 4m]

(b) What type of isomerism is shown by the organic products in (i) , (ii) and (iv) ? Give your
reasoning. [ 2m]

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(c) Dodec-2-ene shows another type of isomerism. Draw and name these two isomers. [2m ]
Tutorial [Link] SMKPJ

Q2 The mechanism for the reaction of bromine with ethane to form bromoethane , is shown
below :

Br2 → 2Br● step 1


●Br + C2H6 → ●C2H5 + HBr step 2
●C2H5 + Br2 → C2H5Br + ●Br step 3

a. Write a balanced equation for the overall reaction. [1m]

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b. Briefly explain the term free radical ? [1m]

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c. Draw the Lewis diagrams for the radicals shown in the equations above. [2m]

d. How might step 1 in the mechanism be brought about ? [1m]

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e. Write an equation for a possible termination step in the reaction. [1m]

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f. (i) What is the formula of the final organic product, if ethane reacts with a very large excess
of bromine ? [1m]

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(ii) The products of the reaction include two isomers each containing 89.89% bromine.
Write the chemical names and displayed formulae of the isomers. [3m]

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