Abstract Various cycloalkanes and straight-chain alkanes were efficiently brominated with an aqueous HBr-H 2 O 2 system. This oxidative brominating process was promoted by catalysis and irradiation with light. The cycloalkanes were converted to the corresponding bromo-cycloalkanes in moderate yields and the straight-chain alkanes produced dominantly secondary bromides. This simple but effective bromination method of alkanes is ...
