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Title: Why is a solvent needed in the bromination of an alkene? Post by: tlcone72 on Sep 19, 2012 Alkene=propene , solvent=methanol..Why is the solvent needed for bromination of the alkene . Thanks :)
Title: Why is a solvent needed in the bromination of an alkene? Post by: lewis on Sep 19, 2012 Propene and bromine are not miscible. In order to react, they must be able to diffuse together in the same phase. A solven therefore places them in the same phase and allows them to diffuse together.
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