4.1 Introduction to Alkanes

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What are the hydrocarbons?

  1. compounds that only contain carbons and hydrogens

Ex: ethane, ethylene, acetylene, benzene

<ol><li><p>compounds that only contain carbons and hydrogens</p></li></ol><p>Ex: ethane, ethylene, acetylene, benzene</p><p></p>
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What are saturated hydrocarbons?

  1. Hydrocarbons that only consist of carbon and hydrogen atoms with a single bond

  2. They are also called alkanes

  3. usually end in the suffix “ane”

Ex: Ethane → has no pi bonds

<ol><li><p>Hydrocarbons that only consist of carbon and hydrogen atoms with a single bond</p></li><li><p>They are also called alkanes</p></li><li><p>usually end in the suffix “ane”</p></li></ol><p>Ex: Ethane → has no pi bonds</p><p></p>
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What will we focus on in this chapter?

  1. How to name alkanes

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What is nomenclature?

  1. It is the procedure for naming chemical compounds