An allylic halide has a halogen atom bonded to a carbon adjacent to a carbon-carbon double bond. The halogen-bearing carbon is not itself one of the two alkene carbons.
The adjacent π system can stabilize developing charge or participate in delocalized intermediates. Allylic halides can therefore undergo substitution with patterns different from an otherwise comparable saturated alkyl halide.
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