The rapid disappearance of the amber color of the bromine at room temperature is characteristic of reaction with alkenes ... into separate test tubes in a lighted rack.

An unsolved challenge in catalysis is the efficient and selective functionalization of simple alkanes and plentiful hydrocarbon feedstocks. One promising approach since the late 1990’s is the use of ...

A major advance in alkene oligomerization catalysis was Brookhart’s 1995 report of highly active group 10 metal diimine systems. In contrast to nickel and palladium catalysts, the corresponding ...

Use a splint to try to set fire to the alkane. A teacher wants to heat a liquid hydrocarbon to 50°C. He pours 5 cm 3 of the hydrocarbon into a test tube. Then he places the test tube in a beaker ...