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Molecular Formula Name of straight chain Synonyms 1 1 1 CH 4: methane: methyl hydride; natural gas 2 1 1 C 2 H 6: ethane: dimethyl; ethyl hydride; methyl methane 3 1 1 C 3 H 8: propane: dimethyl methane; propyl hydride 4 2 2 C 4 H 10: n-butane: butyl hydride; methylethyl methane 5 3 3 C 5 H 12: n-pentane: amyl hydride; Skellysolve A 6 5 5 C 6 H ...
Alkanes have the general chemical formula C n H 2n+2. The alkanes range in complexity from the simplest case of methane (CH 4), where n = 1 (sometimes called the parent molecule), to arbitrarily large and complex molecules, like pentacontane (C 50 H 102) or 6-ethyl-2-methyl-5-(1-methylethyl) octane, an isomer of tetradecane (C 14 H 30).
Formula Name Structural formula Chemical classification CH 4: Methane: Alkane C 2 H 2: Acetylene: Alkyne C 2 H 4: Ethylene: Alkene C 2 H 6: Ethane: Alkane C 3 H 4: Propyne: Alkyne C 3 H 6: Propene: Alkene C 3 H 8: Propane: Alkane C 4 H 6: 1,2-Butadiene: Diene: C 4 H 6: 1-Butyne: Alkyne C 4 H 8: 1-Butene: Alkene C 4 H 10: Butane: Alkane C 6 H 10 ...
Icosane (alternative spelling eicosane and eichosane [2]) is an alkane with the chemical formula C 20 H 42. It has 366,319 constitutional isomers . n -Icosane (the straight-chain structural isomer of icosane) is the shortest compound found in paraffin waxes used to form candles.
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.
Undecane (also known as hendecane) is a liquid alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH 3 (CH 2) 9 CH 3. It is used as a mild sex attractant for various types of moths and cockroaches, and an alert signal for a variety of ants. [3] It has 159 isomers. [4]
Alkanes as substituents are called alkyl groups Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. B. Butane (2 C, 11 P) E. Ethane (1 C ...
212.421 g·mol −1 Appearance Colourless liquid ... Pentadecane is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C 15 H 32.