trihalide

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A trihalide in chemistry is an organohalide consisting of three halide atoms bonded to a single atom or compound.{{cite web|title=Definition of trihalide|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trihalide|website=Merriam Webster|publisher=merriam-webster.com|access-date=7 June 2017}}{{cite web|title=Trihalides: Boron-Halogen Compounds READ FEEDBACK VERSION HISTORY USAGE|url=https://www.boundless.com/chemistry/textbooks/boundless-chemistry-textbook/nonmetallic-elements-21/boron-152/trihalides-boron-halogen-compounds-588-7045/|publisher=boundless.com|access-date=7 June 2017}} An example of a trihalide is chloroform.

The trihalomethanes are the simplest trihalides, because only one hydrogen is connected to the carbon. The 1,1,1-Trichloroethane is one of the trihalides of ethane.