Alkane Chemical reactions

1. CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3 +  CO2 + H2O

Name of reaction Complete combustion
Reagent and Excess oxygen, burn
conditions
Observation: blue flame,gas turns lime water cloudy white

2. CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3 +  CO + H2O
Name of reaction Incomplete combustion
Reagent and insufficient oxygen, burn
conditions
Observation: yellow flame, gas turns lime water cloudy white

3. CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3 +  C + H2O
Name of reaction Incomplete combustion
Reagent and insufficient oxygen, burn
conditions
Observation: yellow sooty flame, black solid(soot=Carbon)

4. CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3 +  CH3CH2CHBrCH2CH3 + HBr

Name of reaction Free radical substitution
Reagent and Br2 , uv light
conditions
Observation : white fumes (HBr)

5. CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3 +  CH3CH2CHClCH2CH3 + HCl

Name of reaction Free radical substitution
Reagent and Cl2 , uv light
conditions
Observation : white fumes (HBr)

6. CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3  CH2=CH2 + CH3CH2CH3

Name of reaction cracking
Reagent and Catalytic cracking :
conditions Zeolite catalyst in powder form(larger surface area) , High
Temperature
Thermal cracking:
High Temperature, High Pressure

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Name of reaction
Reagent and conditions
Observation

a) Name of Reaction
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CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3  CO2 + H2O

CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3  CO + H2O

CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3  CH3CH2CHBrCH2CH3 + HBr

CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3  CH2=CH2 + CH3CH2CH3