Naming Haloalkanes |
Key Concepts
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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