Cyclopropane and cyclobutane undergo substitution and addition reactions. They react with Cl2 and Br2 in the presence of UV light for substitutions, while cyclopropane forms addition products with these halogens in the dark using CCl4 as a solvent. Additionally, cyclopropane reacts with concentrated HBr and HI to yield 1-bromopropane and 1-iodopropane, and both compounds react with hydrogen in the presence of a nickel catalyst to produce propane and n-butane, respectively.
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