Alkanes

• Saturated

  Alkanes have a carbon to carbon single bond structure -c-c-e
• General formula of alkanes

  CnH2n+2
• Alkanes


  • Commonly used as fuels
  • Insoluble in water
• Alkanes are a homologous series
• Section 1: Alkanes
• Number of carbon atoms

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
• Names

  • Methane
  • Ethane
  • Propane
  • Butane
  • Pentane
  • Hexane
  • Heptane
  • Octane
• Full Structural Formulas

  • H-C-H
  • H-C-C-H
  • H-C-C-C-H
  • H-C-C-C-C-H
  • H-C-C-C-C-C-H
  • H-C-C-C-C-C-C-H
  • H-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-H
  • H-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-H
• Shortened Structural Formulas

  • H-C-H
  • H-C-C-H
  • H-C-C-C-H
  • H-C-C-C-C-H
  • H-C-C-C-C-C-H
  • H-C-C-C-C-C-C-H
  • H-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-H
  • H-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-H