Hydrocarbon, Halogenated

Name:
Hydrocarbon, Halogenated
Detailed information:
A hydrocarbon in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms has been replaced by fluorine, chlorine, bromine, or iodine. Examples: carbon tetrachloride, chlorobenzene, chloroform, trifluoromethane. This greatly increases the anesthetic and narcotic action of aliphatic hydrocarbons. Many halogenated hydrocarbons are highly toxic; some may detonate on contact with barium. A number of the chlorinated types are used as insecticides.See Fluorocarbon; Chlorofluorocarbon.