The major product formed when limonene reacts with bromine is tetra brominated limonene and that is attached in the image.
Further Explanation:
Electrophilic addition reaction is defined as an organic reaction in which an electrophile attacks on the electron-rich pi bond and add across the double bonds forming two new sigma bonds. An electrophile is an electron deficient species.
The reaction of alkene with bromine is an electrophilic addition reaction. The mechanism of addition can be illustrated in two steps. In the first step, [tex]{\text{B}}{{\text{r}}_{\text{2}}}[/tex] comes in the vicinity of olefin bond and being electrophilic it attacks on the electron-rich olefinic bond, forming a sigma bond to each of the olefinic bond. Such interaction results in formation of a bromonium ion intermediate that is three-membered intermediate rings.
In the second step, the strained three-membered ring then opens up such that the other bromine atom can attack at the electron-deficient carbon atom.
The limonene is a terpenoid that has olefinic bonds present inside the ring as well as on the side chain. The reaction of limonene with bromine is an electrophilic addition reaction
The mechanistic pathway and the stereospecific anti-addition of bromine to alkenes is described in the attached image.
This attack proceeds in a stereospecific manner such that only anti addition is allowed and the addition product has the trans stereochemistry.
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Answer details:
Grade: College
Subject: Chemistry
Chapter: Electrophilic addition reaction
Keywords: limonene, electrophilic addition, major product, olefin, anti-addition, anti-addition, stereospecific.
