In addition to well-known challenges for dicarbofunctionalization of unactivated alkenes, the main obstacles ... paving the way for the efficient preparation of alcohol-containing synthetic ...

The rapid disappearance of the amber color of the bromine at room temperature is characteristic of reaction with alkenes. (colorless) (purple) (colorless ...

Bromine water is an orange solution of bromine. It becomes colourless when it is shaken with an alkene. Alkenes can decolourise bromine water, but alkanes cannot. The slideshow shows this process.