Thursday, April 7, 2011

Alkanes, Branched Hydrocarbons, and Alkyl groups.

3 types of bonds :
- Single
- Double
- Triple

2 types of chain patterns :
- straight line
- circular pattern
- branched pattern

Alkanes :
- end in '-ane'
- straight/unbranched chains
- formula : CnH2n+2

Branched Hydrocarbons :
- has side branches of hydrocarbon chains

Alkyl group :
- ends in '-yl'
- alkanes which have lost one hydrogen atom


Naming Simple Alkanes.

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