Bromination of Arenes
Table I: Observed Reaction Results
Hydrocarbon
Observation under RT
Observation under RT/hv
Toluene
Turn colorless in 1 min
Turn colorless in 30 sec
Ethylbenzene
Ture colorless in 30 sec
Turn colorless in 30 sec
tert-Butylbenzene
Stayed brown in 1h
Stayed brown in 1h
Cyclohexane
Stayed brown in 1h
Stayed brown in 1h
Methylcyclohexane
Stayed brown in 1h
Turn colorless in 0.5 h
Control
Stayed brown in 1h
Stayed brown in 1h
Bromination of E-Stilbene
Product yield 0.911 g
MP 239-241oC