IUPAC Organic Chem Chapter 4

What are alkanes and cylcoalkanes?

hydrocarbons in which all the carbon- carbon (C–C) bonds are single bonds

Hydrocarbons that contain double bonded carbons

Alkanes

Hydrocarbons that contain triple bonded carbons

Alkynes

Alkane Generic Formula

Cn H2n+2

Cycloalkane generic formula

Cn H2n

carbon atoms in alkanes and cycloalkanes have what hybridization and geometry?

Sp3 hybridization, tetrahedral geometry

How is the number of constitutional isomers related to the carbon number?

The number of constitutional isomers increases rapidlywith the carbon number

What is the ending for the name of all alkanes? (IUPAC)

-ane

One

-meth

Two

-eth

Three

-prop

four

-but

Five

-pent

Six

-hex

Seven

-hept

Eight

-oct

Nine

-non

10

Dec

12

-dodec