Alkynes halogen addition

Alkynes undergo addition reactions with halogens. The reaction has been thoroughly examined from a mechanistic point of view. In the presence of excess halogen, tetrahaloalkanes are formed, but mechanistic studies can be carried out with a limited... 

Alkynes undergo addition reactions with halogens (CI2, Br2) to produce tetrahalo alkanes. To saturate each allqme molecule, two halogen molecules are needed. Alkynes decolorize aqueous Br2 solution, as alkenes do. 

Whereas alkanes undergo substitution reactions, alkenes and alkynes undergo addition reactions. The principal addition reactions of the unsaturated hydrocarbons are halogenation, hydration, hydrohalogenation, and hydrogenation. Polymers can be made from alkenes or substituted alkenes. 

The presence of carbon-carbon double or triple bonds in hydrocarbons markedly increases their chemical reactivity. The most characteristic reactions of alkenes and alkynes are addition reactions, in which a reactant is added to the two atoms that form the multiple bond. A simple example is the addition of a halogen to ethylene ... 

With alkynes the addition may occur once or twice, depending on the number of molar equivalents of halogen we employ ... 

X2 Halogenation When treated with this reagent, an alkyne undergoes addition of X and X (excess X2 gives a tetrahalide). 

A dihaloalkene is an intermediate and is the isolated product when the alkyne and the halogen are present m equimolar amounts The stereochemistry of addition is anti... 

Halogenation (Section 9 13) Addition of 1 mole of chlorine or bromine to an alkyne yields a trans dihaloalkene Atetrahalide is formed on addition of a second equivalent of the halogen... 

Both ( )- and (Z)-l-halo-l-alkenes can be prepared by hydroboration of 1-alkynes or 1-halo-l-alkynes followed by halogenation of the intermediate boronic esters (244,245). Differences in the addition—elimination mechanisms operating in these reactions lead to the opposite configurations of iodides as compared to bromides and chlorides. 

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