Gouri Shankar posted an Question
November 29, 2020 • 02:37 am 30 points
  • IIT JAM
  • Chemistry (CY)

The mechanism of the reaction

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    Ashutosh singh Best Answer

    It is a lil bit complex reaction. I won't ask you to go into mechanism in detail because no one will ask you that.

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    Dinesh khalmaniya 1 best-answer

    Bromination of an a-carbon is accomplished by reacting the carbonyl compound with bromine in an acidic solution (or in acetic acid as solvent). Under these conditions, the a-carbanion character of the enol attacks Br2 to form the a-bromo carbonyl compound, as shown below.

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