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  • noun organic chemistry An organic halide, an organic compound containing one or more substituted halogen atoms.

Etymologies

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organo- +‎ halide

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Examples

  • The titanium complex selectively extracts a halogen from an organohalide such as PhBr or CyBr (where Ph is phenyl and Cy is cyclohexyl) to generate carbon-centered radicals that P4 readily traps.

    R&D Mag - News 2010

  • PCl3, which is then treated with a Grignard or lithium reagent or an organohalide with a harsh reducing agent.

    R&D Mag - News 2010

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