explain halogenation and its mechanism
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⏯️⏯️Halogenation is a chemical reaction that involves the addition of one or more halogens to a compound or material.
⏯️⏯️lkanes (the most basic of all organic compounds) undergo very few reactions. One of these reactions is halogenation, or the substitution of a single hydrogen on the alkane for a single halogen to form a haloalkane. This reaction is very important in organic chemistry because it opens a gateway to further chemical reactions.
The reaction of a halogen with an alkane in the presence of ultraviolet (UV) light or heat leads to the formation of a haloalkane (alkyl halide). The mechanism of the reaction explains this phenomenon. Halogenation mechanism. In the methane molecule, the carbon‐hydrogen bonds are low‐polarity covalent bonds.
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