What is Alkan?

Alkans are hydrocarbons that contain only individual links. These are saturated hydrocarbons, so all carbons in the molecule are connected to the hydrogen at every available location. The general alkanus formula is C _{n h 2n+2 . This means for each carbon in the alkan, there is twice that the number of hydrogens plus two more.}

All alkans have an end "-ne". The prefixes are determined by how many carbons are in the main chain. Some alkanic examples are propane (C _{3 h 8 ), methane (ch 4 ) and ethan (C h 6 ). Subsequent prefixes are "But-", "Pent-," Hex- "," Hept-, "October," No "and" Dec- ". Alkane burning waste products include carbon dioxide and carbon dioxide. Alkaans are used directly as fuel and liquid alkans can be combined to create energy sources such as gasoline or kerosene. There are also solid types of alkanůuch like oil jelly and even asphalt. These alkyl groups join other hydrocarbons toCreating alkano derivatives. Alkane derivatives have the same formulas as other alkans, but they are structural isomers.}

Structural isomers have the same elements in the same proportions, but are distributed differently in space. Most alkano derivatives are not flammable as conventional alkans. Instead, they are found in plastics, make -up and some liquid detergents.

The name of alkanic derivatives is governed by a system established by the International Union of Clean and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). The root word is the name of an alkan marked with the number of carbons in the main chain. The name of the alkyl group is taken from the name of a conventional alkan with the same number of coal.

The Alkyl Group is given by the number indicating the carbon to which the carbon is connected. If there is more than one of the same alkyl group attached to the hydrocarbon, the Greek prefixes used in most sciences such as "Di-"Tri-, "tetra-" and so on, are used to indicate how much. If more than one alkyl group is connected to the same carbon chain, it is given in the alphabetical order.