ARYL HALIDES (HALOGENOARENES) MENU

Aryl halides are compounds like chlorobenzene - in which a halogen atom is attached directly to a benzene ring. This covers the limited amount of aryl halide chemistry required by UK A level syllabuses.

Background . . .

An introduction to the aryl halides and their physical properties.

The preparation of aryl halides . . .

Making chlorobenzene and bromobenzene by reacting chlorine or bromine with benzene, and making iodobenzene from benzenediazonium chloride.

The reactions of aryl halides . . .

. . . or more particularly the reasons for their lack of reaction relative to halogenoalkanes (haloalkanes or alkyl halides).

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