The traditional reaction uses a bromine solution in. Use perspective formulas to illustrate your answer. In both cases, the nucleophilic double bond undergoes an electrophilic addition reaction by the bromine reagent.
(Solved) Bromination of Cis and TransStilbene Diagram, predictions
Stilbene bromination reactions that incorporate halogens into compounds are widely used in organic chemistry.
The mechanism for the bromination is the same as the one you learned in lecture.
You will brominate stilbene by using br 2 generated by oxidizing hydrobromic acid with hydrogen peroxide. The reaction is stereospecific through an anti addition to the double bond. These observations are rationalised by means of hammett and taft parameters.
