How do you make halides?

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Answer 1 · 2017-07-24T13:39:18

How do you make #"hydrocarbyl halides"#?

By radical halogenation of an alkane......

#RCH_2R' + X_2stackrel(hnu)rarrRCHXR'+HX#

By hydrohalogenation of halogenation of an olefin.....

#RCH=CH_2+ HXrarrRCH(Br)-CH_3#

#RCH=CHR'+X_2rarrRCH(X)-CH(X)R'#

From alcohols.......and thionyl halides or acids.....

#RCH_2OHstackrel(O=SX_2)rarrRCH_2X+SO_2+HX#

#RCH_2OHstackrel(HX)rarrRCH_2X+H_2O#

And there must be other methods listed in your text.