Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Secondary
alkyl halide
(
2
o
alkyl halide
;
secondary
haloalkane
;
2
o
haloalkane
):
An
alkyl halide
(
haloalkane
) in which the
halogen
atom (F, Cl, Br, or I) is
bonded
to a
secondary carbon
.
General
secondary
alkyl halide
structure
.
X = any atom but carbon; usually hydrogen
Related terms:
Secondary alcohol
,
secondary amide
,
secondary amine
,
secondary hydrogen
,
secondary structure
,
methyl alkyl halide
,
primary alkyl halide
,
tertiary alkyl halide
Wikipedia entry
Return to glossary index