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1-5a Reactions of Alkanes Handout
1-5a Reactions of Alkanes Handout
1-5a Reactions of Alkanes Handout
REACTIONS OF ALKANES
Reactions of Alkanes
1. Combustion
What types of fuels do we burn in our homes, in our BBQ grills, and gas camping
stoves?
Examples:
o Write a balanced equation for the combustion of propane.
o Write a balanced equation for the combustion of 2,3-dimethylhexane.
o Predict the products of the following reaction:
2 C3H8 (g) + 7 O2 (g)
o If alkanes are burned with insufficient oxygen, _______________
_______________ is produced instead of carbon dioxide.
What are the by-products of the burning of these fats and lipids in our bodies?
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2. Halogenation
Examples:
C l2
h
B r2
h
Chlorine will replace any hydrogen on the hydrocarbon, where bromine will
replace the hydrogen that is bonded to the carbon that has the most carbons
bonded to it. This is called _______________.
Examples:
C l2
h
B r2
h