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Alkanes and radicals

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Linear alkanes and radicals
Number of Carbons Formula

Alkane
Name Forrmula

Radical
Name

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

CH4 C2H6 C3H8 C4H10 C5H12 C6H14 C7H16 C8H18 C9H20 C10H22 C11H24 C12H26

CH4 CH3CH3 CH3CH2CH3 CH3CH2CH2CH3 CH3(CH2)3CH3 CH3(CH2)4CH3 CH3(CH2)5CH3 CH3(CH2)6CH3 CH3(CH2)7CH3 CH3(CH2)8CH3 CH3(CH2)9CH3 CH3(CH2)10CH3

Methane Ethane Propane Butane Pentane Hexane Heptane Octane Nonane Decane Undecane Dodecane

CH3 CH3CH2 CH3CH2CH2 CH3CH2CH2CH2 CH3(CH2)3CH2 CH3(CH2)4CH2 CH3(CH2)5CH2 CH3(CH2)6CH2 CH3(CH2)7CH2 CH3(CH2)8CH2 CH3(CH2)9CH2 CH3(CH2)10CH2

methyl ethyl propyl butyl pentyl hexyl heptyl octyl nonyl decyl undecyl dodecyl

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Branched alkanes and radicals


Alkane CH3 | CH3 CH CH3 CH3 | CH3 CH CH2 CH3 CH3 | CH3 CH CH2 CH2 CH3 CH3 | CH3 C CH3 | CH3 Name Radical CH3 | CH3 CH CH2 CH3 | CH3 CH CH2 CH2 CH3 | CH3 CH CH3 | CH3 C CH2 | CH3 CH3 | CH3 CH2 CH CH3 | CH3 C | CH3 Name

isobutyl

isobutane

isopentane

isopentyl

isohexane

isopropyl

neopentane

neopentyl

sec-butyl

tert-butyl

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