Halogen Compounds:Methods of Preparation

The video tutorial covers various methods for preparing alkyl halides from alcohols, hydrocarbons, and alkenes. It explains the use of halogen acids, phosphorus compounds, and thionyl chloride for alcohols, free radical halogenation and electrophilic substitution for hydrocarbons, and Sandmeyer's reaction for aryl halides. The tutorial also discusses the addition of hydrogen halides and halogens to alkenes, and halogen exchange reactions like Finkelstein and Swarts reactions.

What are the methods to prepare alkyl halides from alcohols?

What role does the catalyst play in the reaction of alcohols with halogen acids?

Explain the process of preparing alkyl chlorides using hydrochloric acid.

Discuss the limitations of the methods used for preparing aryl halides.

Describe the mechanism of electrophilic substitution in the preparation of aryl halides.

How can alkyl iodides be prepared from alkenes?

What is the significance of Markovnikov's rule in the preparation of alkyl halides from alkenes?