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12 years ago
Cyclohexene reacts with a high concentration of bromine to give which compound? What is its stereochemistry?
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12 years ago
The compound is 1,2-dibromo-cyclohexane. The mechanism is electrophilic addition.
If i am not wrong, in the mechanism, the two bromo groups are opposite to one another, ie. one is R and the other is S.
Please read a university textbook on chemistry (eg. Solomons) for the mechanism and you will understand the stereochemistry.

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12 years ago
dibromo-cyclohexane
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12 years ago
Simple_Minded is almost completely correct, and you should award him 10 points by the Asker. The product is indeed 1,2-trans-dibromocyclohexane. Because the compound lacks a plane of symmetry, the two carbon atoms are asymmetric. However, it is a racemate.
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