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Ch02 Lecture 19 24
Ch02 Lecture 19 24
Ch02 Lecture 19 24
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CYCLOALKANE
NOMENCLATURE
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Cycloalkanes: Cyclic Alkanes
Cycloalkanes are cyclic alkanes with the general
formula CnH2n, where n > 2
Found in a wide variety of organic compounds
INTRODUCTION TO
FUNCTIONAL GROUPS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF
ALKANES AND CYCLOALKANES
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES:
COMBUSTION OF ALKANES
H H products H reactants
Attractive
intramolecular forces in
the branched isomer
stabilize it relative to
n-octane.