[mrkitty]

Hi there, I am new here. I am having problems understanding a question from a worksheet. I can do the mechanism for hydrobromination, but I am confused about how to put it into the two chair confirmations.

[fledarmus]

Start with the first step then - which carbon of the alkene will be brominated?

[mrkitty]

Ok, so I have been looking at just the mechanism for halogenation, because the mechanisms I have say that hydrohalogenation requires a halogen, bromine, to be bonded to an H. The reaction given in the question shows a Br2. Is this still hydrohalogenation?

Thanks for the reply

[mrkitty]

Also, does the Cl bonded onto the alkene have any effect on the reaction/product?

Thanks again

[Dan]

The reaction given in the question shows a Br2. Is this still hydrohalogenation?

There is a mistake in the question. The text refers to hydrobromination, but the conditions are for bromination - which is not the same thing.

I would assume the reagents are correct and the text has the mistake.

[fledarmus]

heh - sorry, I was assuming just the opposite, that the text was correct and that water had been left out of the reagents.

Dan is correct - there is a mistake somewhere!