6.3 - Nature of Carbon-Halogen Bond
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What type of reaction can occur between an alcohol and thionyl chloride?
💡 Hint: Consider how we convert an alcohol into its halide.
Describe how the bond length varies among different carbon-halogen bonds.
💡 Hint: Think about the periodic trends in atomic size.
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What defines the polarity of carbon-halogen bonds?
💡 Hint: Review the electronegativity concept.
True or false: Declining bond strength for carbon-halogen bonds is observed going from C-I to C-F.
💡 Hint: Consider the size and strength relationship.
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Given a haloalkane, determine the potential nucleophiles it can react with and predict the product of the reaction.
💡 Hint: Look at the features of the nucleophile and the haloalkane structure.
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