For the first time, chemists have discovered a unique way to control and modify a type of compound widely used in medicines, ...

Alkene Oligomerization A major advance in alkene oligomerization catalysis was Brookhart’s 1995 report of highly active group 10 metal diimine systems. In contrast to nickel and palladium catalysts, ...

Chemists have developed a straightforward method to convert common chemicals like carboxylic acids, alcohols, and alkanes directly into valuable alkenes.

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. The general formula for the alkanes is C n H 2n+2 (where n is the number of carbon atoms in the molecule). The table ...

Alkanes: Oxidation (no reaction) Alkenes: Bromination (addition reaction) RHC = CHR + Br2 → RHBrC-CBrHR (colorless) (amber) (colorless) This reaction proceeds at room temperature and does not require ...

The alkanes, alkenes and cycloalkanes are examples of homologous series. A homologous series is a group of chemicals which have similar chemical properties and can be represented by a general formula.