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Class of Compound
F (fluoro-) Cl (chloro-) Br (bromo-) I (iodo-)
Halides
Reffy, Table R (p. 8) shows us all the info we need to
know about halides. Let’s learn how to read this chart.
Table R
Organic Functional Groups
organic compound. O R O R′ CH3OCH2CH3 ether methyl ethyl ether
The halide functional group contains eith
O aldehyde CH3CH2C H
are halogens – GrO O
RX
(X represents any halogen)
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one or more halogen atoms attached to the carbon compound.
ketone
organic acid
ester
OO C R C
R′
O
CH3CCH2CH2CH3 2-pentanone
O
CH3CH2C OH propanoic acid
O
CH3CH2COCH3 methyl propanoate
Functional Group
ou
t
Periodic Table). Halides have
OH
O R′
H
OO COHRC
OO C O R C
C
R
propanal
General Formula
C
H
he
Example
halide
(halocarbon)
CH3CHClCH3 2-chloropropane
CH3CH2CH2OH
1
-p
rop
an
ol
er F, Cl, Br, or I (which
Halides include a
halogen.
alcohol OH R OH
• The functional group is the group of elements attached to the
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R′
CH CH CH NH
