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Preparation of Haloalkanes from Alcohol

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The name of a reaction in which hydrogen of an alkane is replaced by a halogen is :

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halogenation

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hydrogenation

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hydroboration

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halohydrin

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Solution

The correct option is A halogenation

A chemical reaction that involves substitution of hydrogen by halogen in saturated hydrocarbon i.e. alkane, is called halogenation.
$R - H + C l_{2} \to R - C l + H C l$

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