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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 35. Chapters: Alkane, Kerosene, Paraffin, Propane, Hexane, Octane, Heptane, Ethane, Isobutane, List of straight-chain alkanes, Higher alkanes, Pentane, Alkane stereochemistry, 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane, Neopentane, Isopentane, 2-Methylhexane, Drip gas, Hexadecane, Tridecane, Dodecane, Pristane, Icosane, Graphane, Heptadecane, Petroleum ether, 2,3,3-Trimethylpentane, Tripropylene, Phytane, Undecane, Nonacosane, 2,2-Dimethylbutane, Nonane, Syntin, Tetramethylbutane, Tetracosane, 2-Methylheptane, 3-Ethylpentane, 3-Methylheptane, Isocetane, Squalane, 2,5-Dimethylhexane, 3-Methylpentane, 2-Methylpentane, Tetra-tert-butylmethane, 2,3,4-Trimethylpentane, 2,3-Dimethylbutane, 3-Methylhexane, Hydrocarbon mixtures, Hentriacontane, 2,3-Dimethylhexane, Tetraethylmethane. Excerpt: Alkanes (also known as paraffins or saturated hydrocarbons) are chemical compounds that consist only of hydrocarbons and are bonded exclusively by single bonds (i.e., they are saturated compounds). Alkanes belong to a homologous series of organic compounds in which the members differ by a constant relative molecular mass of 14. Each carbon atom must have 4 bonds (either C-H or C-C bonds), and each hydrogen atom must be joined to a carbon atom (H-C bonds). A series of linked carbon atoms is known as the carbon skeleton or carbon backbone. In general, the number of carbon atoms is often used to define the size of the alkane (e.g., C2-alkane). An alkyl group, generally abbreviated with the symbol R, is a functional group or side-chain that, like an alkane, consists solely of single-bonded carbon and hydrogen atoms, for example a methyl or ethyl group. The simplest possible alkane (the parent molecule) is methane, CH4. There is no limit to the number of carbon atoms that can be linked together, the only limitation being that the molecule is acyclic, is saturated, and is a h...
