Why are most alkyl halides not soluble in water?

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Most alkyl halides are not soluble in water because they are unable to form hydrogen bonds with water molecules. While alkyl halides are polar compounds due to the covalent bond between the carbon and the halogen, this polarity is insufficient to overcome the strong intermolecular forces that hold water molecules together.1