Functional Group Examples Reaction Mechanism Alkanes Free radical Substitution Alkenes Electrophilic addition Alkynes Electrophilic addition Dienes …
Functional Group Reactions. Functional groups are atoms or small groups of atoms (two to four) that exhibit a characteristic reactivity when treated with certain reagents.The alkanes are relatively unreactive, and provide a background of behavior in the absence of more localized functional groups.














