Explain the action of following reagents on primary, secondary and tertiary nitrolkanes.
(i) bromine in presence of sodium hydroxide

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Reaction of nitro alkenes with $B r_{2} / N a O H .$
Primary nitroalkenes can form the mono as well as dibromo derivatives, but secondary nitro alkenes form only the monobromoderivative.
Tertiary nitro alkenes do not react.
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