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What are the functional group names of halogenoalkanes?
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What are the functional group names of halogenoalkanes?
Well they don't really have a function group name like hydroxyl, as it depends on the halogen. but they will be defined as either a fluoro/chloro/bromo/iodo haloaklkane.
Well they don't really have a function group name like hydroxyl, as it depends on the halogen. but they will be defined as either a fluoro/chloro/bromo/iodo haloaklkane.
They don't have a functional group name similar to that of hydroxyl/phenyl/etc. Instead, you've to name them as if they were an alkyl branch - "haloalkyl" - and that too within parentheses.
Have a look at this simple comparison:
Notice that both 2,3-dimethylbutyl and chloromethyl are both within parentheses, whereas phenyl isn't. Therefore don't mistake "haloalkyl" to be a short name as "phenyl" is. There simply is no such short name, and you've to name it as an alkyl chain instead.
They don't have a functional group name similar to that of hydroxyl/phenyl/etc. Instead, you've to name them as if they were an alkyl branch - "haloalkyl" - and that too within parentheses.
Have a look at this simple comparison:
Notice that both 2,3-dimethylbutyl and chloromethyl are both within parentheses, whereas phenyl isn't. Therefore don't mistake "haloalkyl" to be a short name as "phenyl" is. There simply is no such short name, and you've to name it as an alkyl chain instead.
Well they don't really have a function group name like hydroxyl, as it depends on the halogen. but they will be defined as either a fluoro/chloro/bromo/iodo haloaklkane.
Well they don't really have a function group name like hydroxyl, as it depends on the halogen. but they will be defined as either a fluoro/chloro/bromo/iodo haloaklkane.
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They don't have a functional group name similar to that of hydroxyl/phenyl/etc. Instead, you've to name them as if they were an alkyl branch - "haloalkyl" - and that too within parentheses.
Have a look at this simple comparison:
Notice that both 2,3-dimethylbutyl and chloromethyl are both within parentheses, whereas phenyl isn't. Therefore don't mistake "haloalkyl" to be a short name as "phenyl" is. There simply is no such short name, and you've to name it as an alkyl chain instead.
They don't have a functional group name similar to that of hydroxyl/phenyl/etc. Instead, you've to name them as if they were an alkyl branch - "haloalkyl" - and that too within parentheses.
Have a look at this simple comparison:
Notice that both 2,3-dimethylbutyl and chloromethyl are both within parentheses, whereas phenyl isn't. Therefore don't mistake "haloalkyl" to be a short name as "phenyl" is. There simply is no such short name, and you've to name it as an alkyl chain instead.
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