Uses of Haloalkane

Chloroform is used as a solvent in the pharmaceutical industry and for manufacturing pesticides and drugs, and formerly as an anaesthetic and as a preservative for anatomical specimens. Iodoform is used as an antiseptic for dressing wounds (owing to the free iodine it liberates). Carbon tetrachloride is used as a dry-cleaning agent, as a solvent for oils/fats/waxes, and -- since its vapour does not support combustion -- as a …