alkyl halide

noun

Chemistry.

a compound with the type formula RX, where R is an alkyl group and X is a halogen.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of alkyl halide¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

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The attachment of the alkene produces a transient reactive species, which then reacts with the alkyl halide to form the new C–C bond.

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Question 3: Which alcohol will most easily react with HCl to form an alkyl halide?

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In such a case the ester is best prepared by the action of an alkyl halide on the silver salt of the acid, and when once prepared, can only be hydrolysed with great difficulty.

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alkyl group alkylic

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