Halocarbon

A halocarbon is an organic compound that has halogen atoms: usually fluorine, chlorine, bromine, or iodine. Organoastatine compounds are only rarely made They are also called organohalides.

In organic chemistry, the letter X is often used in a chemical formula to mean "any halogen". The most general formula for a halocarbon is RX: any organic group R and any halogen X.

For specific halocarbons, see

  • Organofluorine chemistry
  • Organochlorine chemistry
  • Organobromine chemistry
  • Organoiodine chemistry
  • Organoastatine chemistry
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