aryl halide

chemical compound

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In organohalogen compound
are subdivided into alkyl, vinylic, aryl, and acyl halides. In alkyl halides (also called haloalkanes) all four bonds to the carbon that bears the halogen are single bonds; in vinylic halides the carbon that bears the halogen is doubly bonded to another carbon; in aryl halides (also called haloarenes) the…
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In organohalogen compound: Aryl halides
Many organohalogen compounds in which the halogen is directly attached to a benzenoid ring occur naturally. Unlike alkyl and vinylic halides, for which marine origins are the most common, aryl halides are found in a variety of sources. l-Thyroxine, for example,…
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