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What are some commercial uses of haloalkanes?
Haloalkanes are used as flame retardants, fire extinguishants, refrigerants, propellants, solvents, and pharmaceuticals.
What are haloalkanes?
Haloalkanes are alkanes containing one or more halogen substituents.
What is the environmental impact of chlorofluorocarbons?
Chlorofluorocarbons have been shown to lead to ozone depletion.
Which haloalkanes are a threat to the ozone layer?
Only haloalkanes that contain chlorine, bromine, and iodine are a threat to the ozone layer.
What is the environmental impact of methyl iodide?
Methyl iodide does not have ozone-depleting properties and has been designated a non-ozone layer depleting compound by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
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