Question

Write the names and the formula of the products formed when ethane reacts with bromine. Write the chemical equations.

Answer 1

When ethane reacts with bromine, it forms Hexabromoethane

1. \[\ce{C2H6 + Br2 ->[Heat] \underset{Monobromo ethane}{HBr + C2H5Br}}\]
2. \[\ce{C2H6 + 2Br2 ->[Heat] \underset{Dibromo ethane}{2HBr + C2H4Br2}}\]
3. \[\ce{C2H6 + 3Br2 -> \underset{Tribromo ethane}{3HBr + C2H3Br3}}\]
4. \[\ce{C2H6 + 4Br2 -> \underset{Tetrabromo ethane}{4HBr + C2H2Br4}}\]
5. \[\ce{C2H6 + 5Br2 ->[Heat] \underset{Pentabromo ethane}{5HBr + C2HBr5}}\]
6. \[\ce{C2H6 + 6Br2 ->[Heat] \underset{Tetrabromo ethane}{6HBr + C2Br6}}\]