Question

Why are alkyl halides insoluble in water?

Answer 1

Solubility in water. The alkyl halides are at best only slightlysoluble in water. For a halogenoalkane to dissolve in water you have to break attractions between the halogenoalkane molecules (van der Waals dispersion and dipole-dipole interactions) and break the hydrogen bonds between watermolecules.

Answer 2

Hey !!

This is due to the inability of alkyl molecule to form  intermolecular hydrogen bonds with water molecules.

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