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A straight-chain alkane will have a boiling point higher than a branched-chain alkane due to the greater surface area in contact, and thus greater van der Waals forces, between adjacent molecules. For example, compare isobutane (2-methylpropane) and n-butane (butane), which boil at −12 and 0 °C, and 2,2-dimethylbutane and 2,3-dimethylbutane ...
A 3D model of ethylene, the simplest alkene. In organic chemistry, an alkene, or olefin, is a hydrocarbon containing a carbon–carbon double bond. [1] The double bond may be internal or in the terminal position. Terminal alkenes are also known as α-olefins.
Unsaturated compounds generally carry out typical addition reactions that are not possible with saturated compounds such as alkanes. A saturated organic compound has only single bonds between carbon atoms. An important class of saturated compounds are the alkanes. Many saturated compounds have functional groups, e.g., alcohols.
Normal boiling point (red) and melting point (blue) of linear alkanes vs. number of carbon atoms. An important factor influencing a substance's volatility is the strength of the interactions between its molecules.
The following is a list of straight-chain alkanes, the total number of isomers of each (including branched chains), and their common names, sorted by number of carbon atoms. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Number of C atoms
In acetylene, the H–C≡C bond angles are 180°. By virtue of this bond angle, alkynes are rod-like. Correspondingly, cyclic alkynes are rare. Benzyne cannot be isolated. . The C≡C bond distance of 118 picometers (for C 2 H 2) is much shorter than the C=C distance in alkenes (132 pm, for C 2 H 4) or the C–C bond in alkanes (153 p
Higher alkanes are naturally present in crude oil and can be obtained via fractional distillation.Saturated fatty acids decarboxylate to higher alkanes. Long olefins can be hydrogenated to yield higher alkanes. n-alkanes can be isolated via the formation of urea clathrates.They can also be synthesized through Kolbe electrolysis or other coupling reactions like the Wurtz reaction.
Wiener showed that the Wiener index number is closely correlated with the boiling points of alkane molecules. [2] Later work on quantitative structure–activity relationships showed that it is also correlated with other quantities including the parameters of its critical point , [ 10 ] the density , surface tension , and viscosity of its ...