10. Addition Reactions
Halogenation
Problem 8c
Textbook Question
Textbook QuestionGive mechanisms to account for the stereochemistry of the products observed from the addition of bromine to cis- and trans-but-2-ene [FIGURE-8-5] . Why are two products formed from the cis isomer but only one from the trans? (Making models will be helpful.)
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