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12/14/2011
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Term
Alkanes
 Definition
(saturated) single bond C-H
Term
Alkenes
 Definition
(unsaturated) double bond C=H
Term
Alkynes
 Definition
(unsaturated) triple bond ie CΞH
Term
Aromatic Hydrocarbons (unsaturated)
 Definition
(unsaturated) Circle- ie C-H=C-H=C
Term
Methane
 Definition
CH4
Term
Ethane
 Definition
C2H6
Term
Propane
 Definition
C3H8
Term
Butane
 Definition
C4H10
Term
Pentane
 Definition
C5H12
Term
Hexane
 Definition
C6H14
Term
Heptane
 Definition
C7H16
Term
Octane
 Definition
C8H18
Term
Nonane
 Definition
C9H20
Term
Decane
 Definition
C10H22
Term
Methyl
 Definition
CH3
Term
Ethyl
 Definition
CH2CH3
Term
Propyl
 Definition
CH2CH2CH3
Term
Butyl
 Definition
CH2CH2CH2CH3
Term
isopropyl
 Definition
CH3
I
-CH
I
CH3
Term
Ethene
 Definition
C2H4
Term
Propene
 Definition
C3H6
Term
Butene
 Definition
C4H8
Term
Pentene
 Definition
C5H10
Term
hexene
 Definition
C6H12
Term
heptene
 Definition
C7H14
Term
octene
 Definition
C8H16
Term
nonene
 Definition
C9H18
Term
decene
 Definition
C10H20
Term
ethyne
 Definition
C2H2
Term
propyne
 Definition
C3H4
Term
butyne
 Definition
C4H6
Term
pentyne
 Definition
C5H8
Term
hexyne
 Definition
C6H10
Term
heptyne
 Definition
C7H12
Term
octyne
 Definition
C8H14
Term
nonyne
 Definition
C9H16
Term
decyne
 Definition
C10H18
Term
methanol
 Definition
CH3OH
Term
ethanol
 Definition
CH3CH2OH
Term
propanol
 Definition
CH3CH2CH2OH
Term
butanol
 Definition
CH3CH2CH2CH2OH
Term
Pentanol
 Definition
CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2OH
Term
Alcohols add-?
 Definition
R+OH
ie CH3CH2CH2OH= propanol
or
C3H7
Term
Ethers add-?
 Definition
O in the center ie -O-
Term
Aldehydes add-?
 Definition
ends with O
ll
-C-H
Term
Ketones add-?
 Definition
in the center-> O
ll
-C-
Term
Carboxylic Acids add-?
 Definition
oic acid O
ll
-C-OH ie H-C-OH for bottom=methanoic acid
Term
cis
 Definition
same side
Term
trans
 Definition
opposite sides
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