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Hydrocarbons having one or more hydrogen atoms substituted by halogen atoms are known as haloalkanes and haloarenes. Haloalkanes and haloarenes are distinguished by the fact that haloalkanes are formed from open-chain hydrocarbons (alkanes), whereas haloarenes are derived from aromatic hydrocarbons.