Figure 1: The vicinal dichloride motif in natural products. Figure 3: Proposed catalytic cycle for the selenium-catalysed syn-dichlorination of alkenes. Kharasch, M. S. & Brown, H. C. Chlorinations ...
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, ...