Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Tertiary
alkyl halide
(
3
o
alkyl halide
;
tertiary
haloalkane
;
3
o
haloalkane
):
An
alkyl halide
(
haloalkane
) in which the
halogen
atom (F, Cl, Br, or I) is
bonded
to a
tertiary carbon
.
Tert
-butyl
chloride
(2-
chloro
-2-
methyl
propane
), a typical
tertiary
alkyl halide
.
Related terms:
Tertiary alcohol
,
tertiary amide
,
tertiary amine
,
tertiary hydrogen
,
tertiary structure
,
methyl alkyl halide
,
primary alkyl halide
,
secondary alkyl halide
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