Organic Chemistry 201

Chapter 10  Alkyl Halides

The following are items that you need to know for Exam IV:

Nomenclature of alkyl halides

Alkyl halides (electrophiles) reactivity: RI > RBr > RCl > RF

Preparation:

a. FRS from alkanes

b. Allylic bromination (FRS) with NBS / hn (resonance)

c. From alcohols by HX, PBr3 , SOCl2

Grignard Reagents (RMgX)

Gilman Reagents (LiR2Cu)

Organometallic Coupling