Low Temperature n-alkanes Bromination without Catalysts

It has been observed that Ba (BrF4)2 demonstrated a high reactivity towards normal alkanes from C6H14 to C16H34. It has been found that the reactions ran with intensive self-heating and release of elemental bromine. The GC-MS analysis showed that the main product of Ba (BrF4)2 interaction with each alkane was its 3-bromoderivative. The optimal interaction parameters have been found. The heat effects of the reaction have been determined by the isothermal calorimetric method, it has been found that the heat effect of the bromination increased with the increase of the length of carbon chain of alkane.