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Classify each compound as an alkyl halide, a vinyl halide,
Chapter 8, Problem 1P(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Classify each compound as an alkyl halide, a vinyl halide, or an aryl halide.
Equation Transcription:
Text Transcription:
CH3CHCFCH3
(CH3)3CBr
CH3CCI3
Br
Br
CI
CI
CI
CI
CI
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
Classify each compound as an alkyl halide, a vinyl halide, or an aryl halide.
Equation Transcription:
Text Transcription:
CH3CHCFCH3
(CH3)3CBr
CH3CCI3
Br
Br
CI
CI
CI
CI
CI
ANSWER:
Solution 1P
(a)
The structure is as follows:
Here, the fluorine (F) atom is bonded to a double bonded carbon (a sp2 hybridized carbon atom). Therefore, the compound is a vinyl halide.
(b)
The structure is as follows:
Here, the bromine (Br) atom is bonded to a single bonded carbon atom (a sp3 hybridized carbon atom). Therefore, the compound is an alkyl halide.