F322-Halogenoalkanes Flashcards
What shows the primary structure of a halogenoalkanes?
When the halogen is attached to a carbon that is attached to only one carbon
What are the prefixes for the 3 halogens?
Chloro, Bromo & Iodo
What shows the secondary structure of halogenoalkanes?
When the halogen is attached to a carbon that is attached to 2 carbons
What shows the tertiary structure of halogenoalkanes?
When the halogen is attached to a carbon that is attached to 3 other carbons
Define Nucleophile
A species attracted to an electron deficient centre where it donates a pair of electrons to form a new covalent bond
Define curly arrow
The movement of a pair of electrons to show the breaking/making of a covalent bond
Define Heterolytic fission
The breaking of a covalent bond where the shared pair of electrons are split unequally forming a cation and an anion
Which is the most reactive halogen
Iodine
Define volatility
The ease that a liquid turns into a gas
What can carbon dioxide be used as an alternative to?
A safer substitute as a blowing agent for expanded polymers than chlorinated hydrocarbons
How to calculate the atom economy
Molecular mass of desired product/sum of molecular masses of all products then x100