Explaination of basic terms of halogen derivatives

• Alkyl halide or haloalkanes

  Halogen atom is bonded to sp³ hybridized carbon which is a part of saturated carbon chain
• Alkyl halide


  • CH₃-CH₂-CH₂-Br (n-Propyl bromide)
• Allylic halides


  Halogen atom is bonded to a sp3 hybridized carbon atom next to a carbon-carbon double bond
• Allylic halide


  • CH₂=CH-CH₂-Br (Allyl bromide)
• Benzylic halide


  Halogen atom is bonded to a sp³ hybridized carbon atom which is further bonded to an aromatic ring
• Benzylic halide


  • CH₂-Cl (Benzyl chloride)
• Vinylic halides


  Halogen atom is bonded to a sp² hybridized carbon atom of aliphatic chain
• Vinylic halide


  • CH₂=CH-Br (Vinyl bromide)
• Haloalkyne


  Halogen atom is bonded to a sp hybridized carbon atom
• Haloalkyne


  • CH≡C-Cl (Chloro acetylene)
• Aryl halides or haloarenes


  Halogen atom is directly bonded to the sp² hybridized carbon atom of aromatic ring
• Aryl halide


  • Cl (Chlorobenzene)