Alkanes

• Alkanes


  Saturated hydrocarbons where only a single covalent bond is present

  
  

  Note: -ane suffix is used for naming

  
• Isomers


  Molecules or polyatomic ions with identical molecular formula but distinct arrangements of atoms in space. 

  
• Cycloalkanes


  Undergoes combustion to produce carbon dioxide and water.
• Cycloalkane


  Consists only of hydrogen and carbon atoms arranged in a structure containing a single ring, and all of the carbon-carbon bonds are single.