RCH3 + Br2 ==> HBr + RCH2Br
You can get some of the other brominated hydrocarbons also. In fact, I understand that the secondary H atoms are more reactive than the primary That means
CH3CH2CH2(Br)CH3 would be produced in greater amounts than the first one I showed. Here is a site that explains that better.
http://www2.chemistry.msu.edu/faculty/reusch/VirtTxtJml/funcrx1.htm
What are the products ?
CH3-CH2-CH2-CH3 + Br2→
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