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What is vicinal dihalide?


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Vicinal dihalide:

  • Vicinal dihalides are those compounds in which halogen atoms are attached to the adjacent carbon atoms.
  • The addition reaction of alkenes or alkynes with halogens gives vicinal dihalides.
  • Vicinal dihalides are also called Geminal dihalides.
  • For example, 1,2-dichloroethane (Cl-CH2-CH2-Cl).
When two halogen atoms are attached to adjacent carbon atom then it is

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