A bromination experiment was developed for the organic chemistry laboratory using sodium bromide (NaBr) and sodium perborate (SPB), two inexpensive and stable compounds. This methodology is inherently safer and adheres to principles of green chemistry. The bromination products recovered using this new methodology were compared with those of previously established methods using common green chemistry metrics, which proved that the SPB/NaBr reaction performed similar, if not better than, alternative bromination methods. After a thorough evaluation and optimization of SPB/NaBr bromination addition reaction, it was determined that this reaction fulfills an increase in safety, sustainability, and accessibility in the organic chemistry laboratory.

Electrophilic brominaton of alkenes: A green chemistry experiment

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