They give the halohydrin, RCH(OH)CH_2Br, as the major product. The reaction of RCH=CH_2 with bromine water, Br_2(aq), illustrates the mechanism of electrophilic addition. The bromine molecule is polarizable, and is conceived to form a ""^(delta+)Br-Br^(delta+) intermediate, whose positive terminus acts as the electrophile. …