The interaction of C2H5X, 1-C3H7X, 1-C4H9X, where X = I, Br, Cl, with strong (1 x 10(13)-1.2 x 10(14) W/cm2) 35 ps laser pulses at 1064 nm is studied by means of time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The multielectron ionization following the C-X bond elongation has been verified for the studied molecules. By combination of the intensity dependence of the ion yields, the estimated kinetic energies of the released fragment ions, and their angular distributions, we have identified the different dissociation channels of the transient multiply charged parent ions. From the dependence on the laser intensity of the ratio of the doubly charged halogen ions to the singly charged ones, it is concluded that the molecular coupling with the laser field increases with the molecular size.