Question

Give suitable chemical terms for A reaction in which hydrogen of an alkane is replaced by a halogen.

Answer 1

Answer:

Halogenation is the replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms in an organic compound by a halogen (fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine). Unlike the complex transformations of combustion, the halogenation of an alkane appears to be a simple substitution reaction in which a C-H bond is broken and a new C-X bond is formed. The chlorination of methane, shown below, provides a simple example of this reaction.

CH4 + Cl2 + energy → CH3Cl + HCl