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Hydrocarbons
Aliphatic hydrocarbons Aliphatic hydrocarbons are
hydrocarbons that consist of straight or branched chains of carbon atoms, or rings of carbon atoms other than those containing a special ring called a benzene ring
Pentane – a straight chain aliphatic hydrocarbon
A branched chain hydrocarbon
Cyclohexane – a cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon
Homologous series A homologous series is a family of
organic compounds with the same general formula, similar chemical properties, and successive members differing by CH2
Alkanes, alkenes and alkynes are three different homologous series of aliphatic hydrocarbons
Alkanes Alkanes are a homologous series of
hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH2n+2
They are named systematically, with a prefix indicating the number of carbon atoms per molecule, and the ending “ane”
Alkanes Methane CH4
Ethane C2H6
Propane C3H8
Butane C4H10
Pentane C5H12
Hexane C6H14
Heptane C7H16
Octane C8H18
Alkanes Alkane molecules
are tetrahedral, e.g. propane
Structural formulas The structural formula of an alkane
indicates the way atoms in a molecule of the alkane are bonded together
The following slides show the structural formulas of some of the alkanes
Methane
Ethane
Propane
Butane
Pentane
Structural isomers Structural isomers are compounds that have
the same molecular formula but different structural formulas
Butane (C4H10)is the simplest alkane which has structural isomers, called butane and 2-methylpropane respectively
The name 2-methylpropane indicates that there is a methyl (CH3) group attached instead of one of the hydrogen atoms to the second carbon in propane
Isomers of butane
An isomer of octane (C8H18)
2,2,4-trimethylpentane is so called because there are two methyl groups attached (in place of hydrogen atoms) to the second carbon atom and one (in place of another hydrogen atom) to the fourth carbon atom in a pentane molecule
Physical properties of alkanes Physical state: The first four alkanes are
gases, while pentane and higher alkanes are liquids
Insoluble in water Soluble in non-polar solvents such as
cyclohexane
Alkenes Alkenes are a homologous series of
hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH2n
They are named systematically, with a prefix indicating the number of carbon atoms per molecule, and the ending “ene”
Alkenes Ethene C2H4
Propene C3H6
But-1-ene C4H8
But-2-ene C4H8
Ethene
Propene
But-1-ene
But-2-ene
Physical properties of alkenes Physical state: Gases
Insoluble in water
Soluble in non-polar solvents such as cyclohexane
Alkynes Alkynes are a
homologous series of hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH2n-2
Ethyne (C2H2) is the first member of the series
Physical properties of ethyne Physical state: Gas Insoluble in water Soluble in non-polar solvents such as
cyclohexane