Halogenation

Key Questions

• What is halogenation of alkenes?

  It's the addition of a halogen to the C=C double bond of an alkene.

  

  An example is the addition of chlorine to ethylene.

  

  The product has Cl atoms on adjacent carbon atoms.

  Ernest Z. · 2 · Jan 9 2015

• Can #NH_3#; #Br_2#; #CH_3OH#; #NH_2OH# be considered an electrophilic reagents?
• What is halogenation of alkenes?
• Why is the halogenation of an alkane a substitution reaction?
• Why is the first halogenation the slowest one?
• How can I explain the bromination of alkanes?
• Why do we call now a substituent or a group in organic chemistry “R” instead of a radical?
• Do all the halogens show the same reactivity with methane?
• What is the major product obtained in the bromination of #(CH_3)_(2)CHCH_2CH_3#?
• What other reaction is commonly used as a functional group test for alkenes?
• Question #d16c7
• What is the mechanism of an aldol addition?
• How to convert CH3-CHBr-CH3 into CH3-CHOH-CH2Br ?
• Why is halogenation important?
• What is radical halogenation?
• What is nuclear halogenation?
• What is a halogenation reaction?
• What is the halogenation of benzene?
• What is the halogenation of alkenes?
• What is the halogenation of alkanes?
• What is allylic halogenation?
• What does halogenated mean?
• How would you explain the halogenation of benzene?
• How do you perform free radical halogenation?
• Why is halogenation of an alkane a substitution reaction?
• Why is halogenation anti addition?
• Question #7ea91
• In spite of having positive charge on the ions # H_3O^+# as well as #NH_4^+#, why are they not considered as electrophiles?
• Describe two chemical tests that can be used to distinguish between the following pair of compounds?