Alkyl Halides introduction Chemistry

Alkyl Halide Introduction:

                             Alkyl halid are the compounds in which a halogen atom has been substituted for a hydrogen stom  in alkanes.

              They have general formula .
                                                             R----X

            where R=alkyle group.
            and X =F,Cl,Br,I.

The alkyl halide are classified as primery, secondary,or tertiary depending upon wether the halogen atom is attached to a primery ,secondary or tertiary Carbon atom.Alkyle halide are the most useful organic compounds.they frequently used to introduce alkyl groups into organic molecules

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