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Encyclopedia > Alkyl halide

In chemistry, an alkyl halide is an organic molecule of the form R_X, where X is a halide and R contains a carbon atom bonded to other functional groups or hydrogens. Halides are often very important intermediates in synthetic chemistry.


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Halide - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (246 words)
A halide is a binary compound, of which one part is a halogen atom and the other part is an element or radical that is less electronegative than the halogen, to make a fluoride, chloride, bromide, iodide, or astatide compound.
Metal halides are used in high-intensity discharge lamps called metal halide lamps, such as those used in modern street lights.
Alkyl halides are organic compounds of the type R-X, containing an alkyl group R covalently bonded to a halogen X. Pseudohalides resemble halides in their charge and reactivity; common examples are azides NNN-, isocyanate -NCO, Isocyanide, CN-, etc.
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS (433 words)
Alkyl halide compounds are mostly dense liquids and solids that are insoluble in water.
Alkyl fluorides tend to be less reactive than other alkyl halides, mainly due to the higher strength of the C-F bond.
The reactivity of alkyl halides is dominated by the attack of nucleophiles at the carbon atom that bears the halogen atom.
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