Organic Chemistry Terminology and Compounds

Name of Alkane: Methane

Number of Carbon Atoms: 1

Parent Name: Meth

Name of Alkane: Ethane

Number of Carbon Atoms: 2

Parent Name: Eth

Name of Alkane: Propane

Number of Carbon Atoms: 3

Parent Name: Prop

Name of Alkane: Butane

Number of Carbon Atoms: 4

Parent Name: But

Name of Alkane: Pentane

Number of Carbon Atoms: 5

Parent Name: Pent

Name of Alkane: Hexane

Number of Carbon Atoms: 6

Parent Name: Hex

Name of Alkane: Heptane

Number of Carbon Atoms: 7

Parent Name: Hept

Name of Alkane: Octane

Number of Carbon Atoms: 8

Parent Name: Oct

Name of Alkane: Nonane

Number of Carbon Atoms: 9

Parent Name: Non

Name of Alkane: Decane

Number of Carbon Atoms: 10

Parent Name: Dec

Methyl

Number of Carbon Atoms in Substituent: 1

Ethyl

Number of Carbon Atoms in Substituent: 2

Propyl

Number of Carbon Atoms in Substituent: 3

Butyl

Number of Carbon Atoms in Substituent: 4

Pentyl

Number of Carbon Atoms in Substituent: 5

Hexyl

Number of Carbon Atoms in Substituent: 6

Heptyl

Number of Carbon Atoms in Substituent: 7

Octyl

Number of Carbon Atoms in Substituent: 8

Nonyl

Number of Carbon Atoms in Substituent: 9

Decyl

Number of Carbon Atoms in Substituent: 10

Methane

Formula: CH₄

Number of C atoms: 1

Ethane

Formula: C₂H₆

Number of C atoms: 2

Propane

Formula: C₃H₈

Number of C atoms: 3

Butane

Formula: C₄H₁₀

Number of C atoms: 4

Pentane

Formula: C₅H₁₂

Number of C atoms: 5

Hexane

Formula: C₆H₁₄

Number of C atoms: 6

Heptane

Formula: C₇H₁₆

Number of C atoms: 7

Octane

Formula: C₈H₁₈

Number of C atoms: 8

Nonane

Formula: C₉H₂₀

Number of C atoms: 9

Decane

Formula: C₁₀H₂₂

Number of C atoms: 10