ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Chapter 6 Physical Properties o Solubil o Very low solubilities in water o Relatively nonpolar solvents ° Toxicity o Many chloroalkanes have a cumulative toxicity and are carcinogenIc o Boiling points o chCL CH Br. chchcl cha=chcl cha=chBr are gas o In general, higher alkyl halides(Xcl, Br, Iare all quids Department of Chemistry, Xiamen UniversityORGANIC CHEMISTRY Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University Chapter 6 Physical Properties Solubility Very low solubilities in water. Relatively nonpolar solvents. Toxicity Many chloroalkanes have a cumulative toxicity and are carcinogenic. Boiling points CH3Cl, CH3Br, CH3CH2Cl, CH2=CHCl, CH2=CHBr are gas. In general, higher alkyl halides(X=Cl,Br,I) are all liquids