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Naming a halogenalkane

Is this 1 bromo 2 fluroethane ?
If not what is it
(edited 7 years ago)
Reply 1
(Before the reaction) both halogens are directly bonded to the same carbon.
Reply 2
Original post by alow
(Before the reaction) both halogens are directly bonded to the same carbon.


So it can't be named?
Reply 3
Original post by Hazel99
So it can't be named?


It can. Any molecule can be named.
Reply 4
Original post by alow
It can. Any molecule can be named.

So what is this one?
Reply 5
Original post by Hazel99
So what is this one?


What do you think? If both the fluoro and bromo groups are located on the same carbon...
Reply 6
Original post by alow
What do you think? If both the fluoro and bromo groups are located on the same carbon...


1 bromo 2 flouro ethane?
2fluroethane ?
Reply 7
Original post by Hazel99
1 bromo 2 flouro ethane?
2fluroethane ?


No.

In a systematic name, what do the numbers mean?
Both fluorine and bromine are located on the first carbon so it would be 1-bromo-1-fluoroethane.
Reply 9
Original post by wannabe_lawyer
Both fluorine and bromine are located on the first carbon so it would be 1-bromo-1-fluoroethane.


That's also not the full name.

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