Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Primary
alkyl halide
(
1
o
alkyl halide
;
primary
haloalkane
;
1
o
haloalkane
):
An
alkyl halide
(
haloalkane
) in which the
halogen
atom (F, Cl, Br, or I) is
bonded
to a
primary carbon
.
General
primary
alkyl halide
structure
.
Z = any
halogen
atom (F, Cl, Br, or I).
X = any atom but carbon (usually hydrogen).
Related terms:
Primary alcohol
,
primary amide
,
primary amine
,
primary hydrogen
,
primary structure
,
methyl alkyl halide
,
secondary alkyl halide
,
tertiary alkyl halide
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