As halogens are salt formers ,so can we say alkylhalides are salts?
1 Answer
Feb 14, 2018
No.
Explanation:
In inorganic chemistry metal cations attract non-metal anions to form ionic compounds, which are salts e.g.NaCl.
It is possible to get some ionic character in organic compounds e.g. the sodium salt of a carboxylic acid [
Alkyl halides exhibit a polar covalent bond.