Alkyl Halides Worksheet - Answer Key
- The common name s of the alkyl halides consist of the name of the alkyl group, followed by the name of the halogen – with the “ine” ending of the halogen name replaced with “ide”.
- In the systematic naming, the alkyl halides are named as substituent alkanes. The prefixes for the halogens end with “o” (fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo).
- What is a primary, secondary and tertiary alkyl halide?
- Give the common and systematic names for the following and indicate whether it is a primary, secondary or tertiary alkyl halide.
- Common Name: sec – butyl chloride
IUPAC: 2 – chlorobutane
secondary
- Common Name: cyclohexyl bromide
IUPAC: bromocyclohexane
secondary
- Common Name: isohexyl chloride
IUPAC: 1 – chloro – 4 – methylpentane
primary
