1) The Bromine Test • bromine can be used to test for the presence of multiple bonds • bromine has a brownish colour • if bromine is added to an alkene or alkyne the brownish colour disappears • if bromine is added to an alkane, the brownish colour remains December 14, 2015
2) Potassium Permanganate Test for Alkenes
KMnO4 is a deep purple
colour
When added to unsaturated
compounds the MnO4- gets reduced to MnO2 which forms a brown precipitate December 14, 2015