Here Ch2Cl2 is called to be Methylene chloride but being a gem halide it must be methylidene chloride as there - Chemistry - Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Question

Here Ch2Cl2 is called to be Methylene
chloride but being a gem halide it must be methylidene chloride as
there are no adjacent carbon atoms

Geetha · Accepted Answer

Methyledine chloride is the one which has
=CHâ€‹2 and normally methylene group
is CH2 group So methylene chloride (dichloro methane) is
the right name

Here Ch2Cl2 is called to be Methylene chloride but being a gem halide it must be methylidene chloride as there are no adjacent carbon atoms

Here Ch₂Cl₂ is called to be Methylene chloride but being a gem halide it must be methylidene chloride as there are no adjacent carbon atoms