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Chemical compounds that contain halogens (group 17 in the Periodic Table) as part of their chemical structure. This tag should only be applied where the halide group is one of the main focuses of the question.

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Major product formed when 1,1,1-trichloropropane is treated with aqueous KOH

Figure: 1,1,1-trichloropropane ${\color{green}{\checkmark}}$ The above compound involves $\color{red}{\ce{C-H, C-C, C-Cl}}$ bonds, whose bond energies are $413, 348, 328 kj/mol $ respectively. S …
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Why do alkyl bromides and iodides develop colour when exposed to light?

My book says Alkyl halides are colourless when pure. However, bromides and iodides develop colour when exposed to light. Why do they develop colour when exposed to light? …
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Why is the reactivity of primary alkyl halides with nucleophiles (SN2 mechanism) greater tha...

For the reaction between alkyl halide and a nucleophile, following the SN2 mechanism, the reactivity of alkyl halides is in the order: primary halide > secondary halide > tertiary halide. … If you consider the reactivity of alcohols with halogen acids to form alkyl halides, the reactivity of alcohols is in the order: tertiary alcohol > secondary alcohol > primary alcohol. …
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