ALKENES AND ALKANES WORKSHEET

Answer the following questions on folder paper.

1. Draw structures for the following:

a. hex-2-ene
b. 2,3 dimethyl but-2-ene
c. 2 methyl hex-2-ene
d. but-1-ene
e. 1,2 dibromo but-1-ene
f. 3,4 dibromo 5 ethyl 2,6,6 trimethyl octane

2. Use systematic nomenclature to name the following structures.

H
H
H H H C
H H
H C C H C C C

H C H H H C H
H H

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H H
C C
H
H
C C
H H

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H H
H
C C H
C
H H
H C H
H
C H
C H H H C
H HH
H
H C C C
C
H H H
H C C H
C
H H
H H

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 3. Draw and name the structural formulae for the reaction product when the
following are reacted with liquid bromine.
H CH3
H C H
CH3 C
H C C

H H CH CH2

H H
C C
H
H
C C
H H

4. Write balanced combustion reactions for the following alkenes and alkynes when
they are burnt in pure oxygen.

a. But-2-ene
b. 3,4,5 trimethyl hex-2-ene

5. Write and name the organic product formed in each case when but-2-ene reacts
with each of the following.

a. Hydrogen Chloride
b. Liquid Bromine
c. Bromine water

6. Reactions occur in different steps. Using diagrams, explained the reaction

mechanism for the following:

a. 2 methyl propane reacting with chlorine gas in the presence of sunlight

b. 3 methyl butene mixed with a solution of hydrogen bromide

7. Complete the information needed in the following diagram by naming the

reagents used in each case to bring about the change and write the structural
formula for each product.
2, bromo propane

propan-2-ol propene
propane

1,2 dibromopropane