Aryl Halides 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).