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- noun organic chemistry Any
alkane in which one or morehydrogen atoms has been replaced by that of ahalogen
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- noun organic compound in which halogen atoms have been substituted for hydrogen atoms in an alkane
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C Br: CN - - + The carbon atom of the CN - ion donates a pair of electrons to the haloalkane and the C - Br breaks with loss of a bromide ion.
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Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, have found that dispersing copper oxide nanoparticles in a polyester lubricant, and combining this with tetrafluoroethane - a common haloalkane refrigerant known as R134a - can improve heat transfer by between 50\% and 275\%.
Francis Sedgemore 2008
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