Lesson 956 of 1524
Organohalides
Alkyl halides are not often found in terrestrial organisms, but the kinds of reactions they undergo are among the most important and well-studied reaction types in organic chemistry.
Practice this chapterAlkyl halides are not often found in terrestrial organisms, but the kinds of reactions they undergo are among the most important and well-studied reaction types in organic chemistry. In this chapter, we saw how to name and prepare alkyl halides, and we’ll soon make a detailed study of their substitution and elimination reactions
Simple alkyl halides can be prepared by radical halogenation of alkanes, but mixtures of products usually result. The reactivity order of alkanes toward halogenation is identical to the stability order of radicals: R 3 C · > R 2 CH · > RCH 2 · .
kinds of reactions they undergo — among the most important and well-studied reaction types in organic chemistry.
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What does “kinds of reactions they undergo” mean in Organohalides?
- 1Use the wording this chapter gives for kinds of reactions they undergo.
- 2The book says: among the most important and well-studied reaction types in organic chemistry.
- 3Keep the answer tied to this term.
Result: among the most important and well-studied reaction types in organic chemistry
Why. That is the meaning this chapter gives for kinds of reactions they undergo.
Answer with the meaning this chapter gives. A nearby idea from the same book is a different term.
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