WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COMPOUNDS WOULD REACT RAPIDLY WITH BROMINE

• A. Benzene
• B. Hexane
• C. Hexene ✓
• D. Hexanol

The answer to the question is: C. Hexene

Bromine is a halogen that readily undergoes addition reactions with unsaturated compounds, such as alkenes and alkynes, due to their electron-rich double or triple bonds. The reaction between bromine and an unsaturated compound results in the formation of a dihalide product. In contrast, saturated hydrocarbons, such as alkanes, do not react with bromine under normal conditions due to the lack of a readily available site for addition.

Hexene is an alkene, which contains a double bond between two carbon atoms. This double bond provides the necessary electron density for the addition reaction with bromine to occur rapidly.