Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

Halide: (1) A compound containing a halogen atom. An organic molecule with a carbon-halogen bond is often called an organohalide.

Selected Organohalides



Methyl iodide
An alkyl halide
   
Bromobenzene
An aryl halide
   
2-Chloropropene
A vinyl halide

(2) A halogen atom anion: F-, Cl-, Br-, I-.