What is a primary haloalkane?

Question

Along with that, what is a secondary and tertiary haloalkane?

Is this the same as primary, secondary, tertiary Carbon? If not, what is a primary, secondary, tertiary Carbon?

Answer 1

A haloalkane is an alkane (C-H chain with only single bonds) with a halogen atom (F, Cl, Br, I) attached to it. For it to be primary, it must be attached to a carbon which is also only attached to hydrgens.

So, a primary haloalkane would be a saturated (no double bonds) carbon chain with a halogen attached to a carbon which is only attached to one R group (something other an a hydrogen, like another carbon or a nitrogen or an oxygen, whatever). A secondary haloalkane would be a saturated carbon chain with a halogen attached to a secondary carbon (a carbon with two R groups), and a tertiary haloalkane has a halogen attached to a tertiary carbon (a carbon bonded to 4 R groups, and therefore with no hydrogens)

i hope that made sense.

Answer 2

Well, you are partly right. If a halogen atom is present in an alkyl group, then it is a Halo Alkane, and, if the halogen is attached to a primary carbon(i.e. a carbon that is attached to only one other carbon), then it is called a primary haloalkane. eg. CH2Cl - CH2- CH2- CH3 (1- chloro butane)- This is a primary Halo Alkane as The chlorine atom is attached to a carbon that is further attached to only 1 other carbon atom. Hence,a primary alkane. Similarly, if the halogen atom is attached to a Carbon Atom which is futher attached to two others, then it is a secondary haloalkane, while if it is 3, then tertiary. Hope, you got what I mean....

Answer 3

A haloalkane, also known as alkyl halogenide, halogenalkane or halogenoalkane, and alkyl halide is a chemical compound derived from an alkane by substituting one or more hydrogen atoms with halogen atoms. Substitution with fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine results in fluoroalkanes, chloroalkanes, bromoalkanes and iodoalkanes, respectively.
As you probably know, Carbons, have 4 bonding sites. When a carbon is bonded to one other carbon, it is termed "primary" and any halogens attacheted to it are also termed primary. If the carbon has 2 of its bonding sites bonded to carbons, it is termed secondary, and if a halogen is attached to one of the remaining 2 sites, it is termed a secondary haloalkane.

Answer 4

In a primary haloalkane, the halogen is attached to a carbon which inturn is attached to a single carbon. eg. CH3-CH2-Br.
Secondary : eg. (CH3)2-CH-Br.
Tertiary : eg. (CH3)3-C-Br.

A primary carbon is attached to 1 carbon, a secondary attached to 2 carbons & tertiary to 3 carbon atoms.eg.
1 degree (primary) : CH3CH2CH2-CH3
Secondary : CH2-(CH3)2
Tertiary : CH-(CH3)3

Answer 5

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