Answer to Question #261080 in Organic Chemistry for Charlotte

Question

Equation to who the reaction of hex-1-ene to hexane with bromine water

Answer 1

Test tubes containing bromine water (brown) to test for the presence of an alkene. ... The colour will be lost (decolorized) as the hex-1-ene reacts with the bromine (Br2). The hexene has a double bond (it is unsaturated) and is more reactive than the hexane (which has formed all the bonds it can and is saturated).