Haloalkanes

Question 1

What are haloalkanes

Answer 1

Compound containing hydrogen,carbon, halogen

Question 2

What are the bonds in haloalkanes

Answer 2

Have a carbon-halogen bond in their structure. Halogen atoms are more electronegative than carbon atoms. The electron pair in the carbon-halogen bond is therefore closer to the halogen atom than carbon atom.The carbon-halogen bond is polar

Question 3

What does haloalkanes react with

Answer 3

In haloalkanes have the carbon atom has slightly positive charge and can attract species containing lone pair of electrons. Like nucleophiles

Question 4

What are nuclphiles

Answer 4

Electron pair donor

Question 5

How do nucleophile works

Answer 5

Attracted to electron deficient carbon atom where it donates a pair of electrons to form new covalent bond

Question 6

What compounds are nicleophiles

Answer 6

Hydroxide ions
Water molecules
Ammonia molecules

Question 7

What is nucleophilic substitution

Answer 7

When a haloalkane reacts with a nucleotide the nucleotide replaces the halogen in a substitution reaction.A new compound is produced containing a different functional group

Question 8

What is hydrolysis

Answer 8

Chemical reaction involving water or aqueous solution of hydroxide that causes a breaking of a bond in a molecule results in the molecule being split into two products

Question 9

What does hydrolysis produce

Answer 9

Alcohol and halide ion

Question 10

What’s a chiral carbon

Answer 10

Has 4 different groups attached to it
A chiral carbon is marked with an asterisk
A chiral centre produces optical isomers