Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry
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Author:Andrei Straumanis
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Chapter10: Oxidation And Reduction
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Problem 4CTQ
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Cyclobutane reacts with bromine to give bromocyclobutane, but bicyclobutane reacts with bromine to give 1,3-dibromocyclobutane. Account for the differences between the reactions of these two compounds.
![heat
+ Br2
-Br
HBr
Cyclobutane
Bromocyclobutane
heat
Br2
Br
Br
Bicyclobutane
1,3-Dibromocyclobutane](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F3318310f-9eca-497c-af33-757496bf7abe%2Fb0f1b71a-635e-4bb6-8b45-bb826d49ce3a%2Fy8qbi8q_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:heat
+ Br2
-Br
HBr
Cyclobutane
Bromocyclobutane
heat
Br2
Br
Br
Bicyclobutane
1,3-Dibromocyclobutane
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