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Halocarbon vs Haloalkane - What's the difference?

halocarbon | haloalkane | Hypernyms |

Haloalkane is a hypernym of halocarbon.



In organic chemistry terms the difference between halocarbon and haloalkane

is that halocarbon is any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing at least one hydrogen atom with a halogen, but especially by replacing all hydrogen atoms with halogen(s while haloalkane is any alkane in which one or more hydrogen atoms has been replaced by that of a halogen.

halocarbon

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing at least one hydrogen atom with a halogen, but especially by replacing all hydrogen atoms with halogen(s)

    • haloalkane

    English

    (wikipedia haloalkane)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any alkane in which one or more hydrogen atoms has been replaced by that of a halogen

    • Synonyms

    *alkyl halide

    Hyponyms

    * chloroalkane

    Hypernyms

    * organohalide *halocarbon