What are haloalkanes and haloarenes, and how do they differ from each other?
Haloalkanes are organic compounds that contain at least one halogen atom (such as fluorine, chlorine, bromine, or iodine) attached to an sp³ hybridized carbon atom, while haloarenes have halogens attached to an aromatic ring. The key difference lies in their structure: haloalkanes are typically linear or branched aliphatic compounds, whereas haloarenes have a distinct cyclic structure due to the presence of the aromatic ring. This structural difference leads to variations in their chemical properties and reactivity.