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Methyl Halide
The monohalomethanes are organic compounds in which a hydrogen atom in methane is replaced by a halogen. They belong to the haloalkanes or to the subgroup of halomethanes. The four common members are fluoromethane, chloromethane, bromomethane and iodomethane. Historical name for this group is methyl halides; it's still widely used. The compounds of this class are often described as or MeX (X - any halogen, Me - methyl group). Related compounds There are analogs with more than one hydrogen atom in methane is replaced by a halogen: * Dihalomethane, , two hydrogen atoms replaced * Trihalomethane, , three hydrogen atoms replaced * Tetrahalomethane, , all four hydrogen atoms replaced Analogs with carbon atom replaced with a heavier group 14 element are also known: * Monohalosilane, (with silicon, related to silane) * Monohalogermane, (with germanium, related to germane) * Monohalostannane, (with tin, related to stannane) See also * Methyl halide transferase, an enzyme produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Structural Formula
The structural formula of a chemical compound is a graphic representation of the molecular structure (determined by structural chemistry methods), showing how the atoms are connected to one another. The chemical bonding within the molecule is also shown, either explicitly or implicitly. Unlike other chemical formula types, which have a limited number of symbols and are capable of only limited descriptive power, structural formulas provide a more complete geometric representation of the molecular structure. For example, many chemical compounds exist in different isomeric forms, which have different enantiomeric structures but the same molecular formula. There are multiple types of ways to draw these structural formulas such as: Lewis structures, condensed formulas, skeletal formulas, Newman projections, Cyclohexane conformations, Haworth projections, and Fischer projections. Several systematic chemical naming formats, as in chemical databases, are used that are equivalent to, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
