halohidrina

Also known as beta-halo alocohol

thumb|right|100px|General structure of a halohydrin, where X = I, Br, F, or Cl thumb|right|100px|Structure of the halohydrin 2-Chloroethanol|2-chloroethanol In organic chemistry a halohydrin (also a haloalcohol or β-halo alcohol) is a functional group in which a halogen and a hydroxyl are bonded to adjacent carbon atoms, which otherwise bear only hydrogen or hydrocarbyl groups (e.g. 2-chloroethanol, 3-chloropropane-1,2-diol). The term only applies to saturated motifs, as such compounds like 2-chlorophenol would not normally be considered halohydrins. Megatons of some chlorohydrins, e.g. propyl