Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
Class 12 Chemistry Haloalkanes and Haloarenes — classification, IUPAC nomenclature, C-X bond, preparation from alcohols and hydrocarbons, Finkelstein and Swarts, SN1 vs SN2 mechanism, stereochemistry, elimination, Grignard and Wurtz, haloarene reactivity, and polyhalogen compounds, fully solved.
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Nomenclature & Preparation
Replace one or more hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon by a halogen atom (F, Cl, Br, I) and you get a halogen derivative . When the halogen is bonded to …
Start this topic → 2Reactions of Haloalkanes
The polar C X bond makes the carbon electrophilic and the halide a good leaving group, so haloalkanes are workhorses of synthesis. Their three big rea…
Start this topic → 3Haloarenes & Polyhalogen Compounds
Swap the sp 3 carbon of a haloalkane for the sp 2 carbon of a benzene ring and the chemistry changes completely. Chlorobenzene looks like an alkyl hal…
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