alkyl halide

Noun

Meaning

organic compound in which halogen atoms have been substituted for hydrogen atoms in an alkane

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

haloalkane haloform acyl halide ammonium halide halide ion halide ions halide salt halogen alkyl halogenated alkane magnesium halide

Hypernyms

organic compound

Hyponyms

haloform

Examples

However, phenols can be used to replace the alcohol, while maintaining the alkyl halide. Source: Internet

The Wittig reagent is itself prepared easily from triphenylphosphine and an alkyl halide. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

alkyl chloride alkyl dhap synthetase alkyl group alkyl nitrite alkyl phosphate alkyl radical