❖ METHODS OF PREPARATION OF ALKYL HALIDES
1. From Alcohol:
a. By using halogen acid or hydrogen halide (HX)
• Preparation Of
Alkyl Chloride
• Preparation Of Alkyl Bromide
• Preparation Of Alkyl Iodide
b. By using phosphorous halide
, HALOGEN DERIVATIVES
c. By using thionyl chloride
2. Halogen exchange:
• Preparation of alkyl iodide (Finkelstien’s Reaction):
• Preparation of
alkyl fluoride (Swartz
Reaction):
3. Electrophilic substitution:
• Preparation of aryl chlorides/aryl bromides