Creation of Alkyl Halide
by Kelly Dickerson
1. From Alkene
1.1. Hydrohalogenation
1.1.1. HX
2. Alcohol
2.1. PBr3
2.1.1. (beware inversion of stereochemistry)
2.2. SOCL2
3. Epoxide
3.1. HX
3.2. NaX
4. Alkyne
5. from Alkane
5.1. Free Radical Halogenation
5.1.1. Br2, light
6. Ketone
6.1. alpha bromination
6.1.1. Br2, HOAn
6.1.2. Br2, NaOH