chloroquine is used for the treatment
of malaria; halothane is used as an anaesthetic
during surgery Certain fully fluorinated compounds
are being considered as potential blood substitutes
in surgery In this Unit, you will study the important methods
of preparation, physical and chemical properties and
uses of organohalogen compounds After studying this Unit, you will be
·able to
name haloalkanes and haloarenes
according to the IUPAC system of
nomenclature from their given
structures;
·
describe the reactions involved in
the preparation of haloalkanes and
haloarenes 
and 
understand
various reactions that they
undergo;
·
correlate 
the 
structures 
of
haloalkanes and haloarenes with
various types of reactions;
·
use stereochemistry as a tool for
understanding 
the 
reaction
mechanism;
·
appreciate the applications of
organo-metallic compounds;
·
highlight the environmental effects
of polyhalogen compounds