Alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons that contain only C-C and C-H covalent bonds. The general formula for acyclic hydrocarbons is CnH2n+2 where n is the number of carbon atoms in the molecule. The nomenclature of alkanes is in the basis for naming large number of organic compounds. The chemical bonds between carbon atoms in alkanes are strong covalent bonds. The carbon and hydrogen have near electronegativity and the bonds C-H are thinly polar. Alkanes have low reactivity and undergo mainly reactions of substitution and combustion. The alkanes are used as fuels. They are wide spread in the nature. The crude oil and natural gas contain mostly alkanes.

 

 

 

Nomenclature and structure

http://dl.clackamas.cc.or.us/ch106-01/simple.htm Rules for naming of alkanes, cyclic alkanes; IUPAC names, structural isomers.

http://dl.clackamas.cc.or.us/ch106-01/iupac.htm IUPAC names.

http://dl.clackamas.cc.or.us/ch106-01/guidelin.htm Naming guidelines.

http://www.launc.tased.edu.au/online/sciences/PhysSci/pschem/carbon/ch3ch3/Branch.htm First rules for naming carbon compounds (problems and tasks).

http://www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk/page06/DFalkanes.htm Nomenclature of alkanes and cyclic alkanes.

http://www.iorganik.com/alkanes.htm Homologous series and nomenclature.

http://www.ausetute.com.au/namsanes.html Naming straight alkanes.

http://www.ausetute.com.au/nambanes.html Nomenclature of cyclic alkanes.

http://www.crab.rutgers.edu/~burke/Public/roche/ch03.htm Alkanes and cycloalkanes.

http://stezlab1.unl.edu/Chem251/Alkanes/iupac_nomenclature-1.htm IUPAC names of alkanes and branched alkanes.

http://dl.clackamas.cc.or.us/ch106-01/cyclic.htm Naming guidelines for cyclic compounds.

http://stezlab1.unl.edu/Chem251/study_aids.htm#Alkenes%20Nomenclature%20&%20Synthesis Properties, nomenclature and isomerism of alkenes and cycloalkenes (downloads ISIS Draw).

http://www.chem.ucalgary.ca/courses/351/Carey/Ch02/ch2-0.html Nomenclature, properties and structure of alkenes and cycloalcenes.

http://www.cm.utexas.edu/bauld/teach/note4.html#chbonds Structural representations of alkanes, isomers and IUPAC nomenclature. [Back to top]

 

Isomerism

http://www.ausetute.com.au/namisane.html Structural isomers of alkanes.

http://www.chemguide.co.uk/basicorg/isomermenu.html#top Iisomerism menu: Structural, geometrical, optical isomerism.

http://www.creative-chemistry.org.uk/molecules/isomers.htm What are isomers? Types of isomers.

http://www.creative-chemistry.org.uk/molecules/positional.htm Positional isomerism, an example of structural isomerism.

http://mychemistrypage.future.easyspace.com/Organic/Isomerism/Structural_Isomerism.htm Positional, functional group isomerism and stereoisomerisum.

http://dl.clackamas.cc.or.us/ch106-01/strisom.htm Structural isomers.

http://www.cem.msu.edu/~reusch/VirtualText/intro3.htm#strc5 Different compounds having the same molecular formula are called isomers.

http://www.chemguide.co.uk/basicorg/isomerism/structural.html#top Structural formulas and isomers.

http://homepage.mac.com/stray/ib/chem/SSC/topic11.html Isomers of the alkanes. [Back to top]

 

Chemical properties

http://mychemistrypage.future.easyspace.com/Organic/Alkanes_and_Alkenes/Properties_of_Alkanes.htm Chemical and physical properties of alkanes.

http://www.rod.beavon.clara.net/alkanes.htm Reactions of halogenation and combustion.

http://www.ausetute.com.au/usehydrc.html Summary of properties and uses of hydrocarbons.

http://www.bdp.it/~trends10/targeon/vnna/english/halogen.htm Radical chain reactions; halogenation of alkanes.

http://www.iorganik.com/physicalchemical.htm General properties of alkanes.

http://ull.chemistry.uakron.edu/genobc/Chapter_11/ From the beginning. Sources and reactions.

http://www.rjclarkson.demon.co.uk/found/found6a.htm#Alkanes Reactions of ethane and reaction mechanism.

http://www.ecsel.psu.edu/~snathan/jb/JB_10Radicals/sld001.htm Radical reaction.

http://www.ecsel.psu.edu/~snathan/jb/JB_2Alkane/sld001.htm General Representation of alkanes.

http://www.towson.edu/~sweeting/orgrxs/alkane/alkanerx.htm Reactions and synthesis of alkanes. [Back to top]

 

Simulations

Achilarity

Chilarity

Rotation around simple C-C bond

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Problems and tests

http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/chem/intro/problems/alkanes.htm Alkanes practis problem.

http://www.mp-docker.demon.co.uk/chains_and_rings/topics_1-3/index.html The assignement consists of five quizzes: alkanes, alkenes, arenes and halogenocompounds.

http://www.organicchemistryonline.com/OCOL/ALKANE/31/FRAMES.HTM Alkane nomenclature.

http://www.cem.msu.edu/~cem251/F96/alkane_conformations/question.html Conformational tutorial questions.

http://www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk/page06/DFalkanes/DFalkaneQmc.htm Random multiple choice test on naming alkanes.

http://www.towson.edu/~sweeting/orgrxs/alkane/alkaquiz.htm Reactions of alkanes Quiz.

http://www.bdp.it/~trends10/targeon/vanna/english/halogen1.htm Halogenation of alkanes.

http://www.earlham.edu/~chem/pages/gasoline/quiz.html Self quiz for iol and gasoline.

http://www.creative-chemistry.org.uk/funstuff/index.htm Creative chemistry fun stuff index - games, tests and quizzes.

http://www.chemhelper.com/stereochemistrytest.html Stereochemistry test.

http://www.bdp.it/~trends10/targeon/vanna/english/potiso1.htm Izomerism test.

http://www.learnchem.net/quiz/colympiad/ Contains old chemistry olympiad tests.

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