Butane has very little to no reactivity with aqueous bromine when mixed together. This is a direct result of the alkane-bromine water mixture not being exposed to any ultra violet light thus preventing drops of added aqueous bromine from being decolourised. Although, the reactivity of 1-butene with bromine water is relatively high in comparison as the alkene does not require the presence of u.v. light to react with bromine water and also because it possesses a double bond which can facilitate the joining of 2 atoms by 'opening up'.
This is evidenced through the addition reaction:
CH3 - CH2 - CH = CH2 + HOBr -----> CH3 - CH2 - CH (connected to the hydroxyl group) - CH2 (connected to Br atom)
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