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Naming Haloalkanes

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Haloalkanes are halogen substituted alkanes

name longest carbon chain as for branched chain alkanes
halogens given the lowest possible numbers
halogens named before alkyl groups
>1 of the same halogen, use di(2), tri(3), tetra(4)
>1 type of halogen, name them alphabetically
ie, bromo before chloro before fluoro before iodo

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