Question

Ethylidene chloride is an ______

• A. Vic-dihalide
• B. Gem-Dihalide
• C. Allylic halide
• D. All of these

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Gem-Dihalide

The explanation for the Correct answer

(B) - Gem-Dihalide

Geminal dihalides

• Are those dihalides in which the same halogen atom is present on the same carbon atom.
• Geminal dihalides are also known as geminal dihalides. In the common system, they are named alkylidene dihalides.

Explanation for incorrect options.

(A) - Vic-dihalide

Vicinal di halides are produced by the addition reaction of ethene and ethyne with halogen.

Vicinal dihalides are also known as geminal dihalides.

Example- 1,2 dichloro ethane.

(C) - Allylic halides

These are the compounds where the halogen group is attached to a sp³ hybridized carbon atom next to the carbon which is already in a double bond with another carbon atom.

Examples- 1-chlorobut-2-ene.

${\mathrm{CH}}_3-\mathrm{CH}=\mathrm{CH}-{\mathrm{CH}}_2-\mathrm{Cl}$

Hence option (B) is the correct answer.