Uses of Alkyl Halides Solvents -degreasers and dry cleaning fluid Reagents for synthesis of other compounds Anesthetic:Halothane is CFCHCIBr CHCl3 used originally (toxic and carcinogenic)麻醉剂 In 1847,the Edinburgh obstetrician James Operation of a chloroform inhaler for surgical anesthesia around 1850. Young Simpson first Valves pass the incoming air through used chloroform for cotton dampened with chloroform. general anesthesia Inhalation anesthetics such as during childbirth Halothane,CF3CHBrCl,derive their biological activity from the polar nature of their C-X bonds.Uses of Alkyl Halides ◼Solvents - degreasers and dry cleaning fluid ◼Reagents for synthesis of other compounds ◼Anesthetic: Halothane is CF3CHClBr ⚫CHCl3 used originally (toxic and carcinogenic)麻醉剂 In 1847, the Edinburgh obstetrician James Young Simpson first used chloroform for general anesthesia during childbirth