Question

What structural features help us identify a compound as an alkane, a cycloalkane, an alkene, an alkyne, a saturated hydrocarbon or an aromatic hydrocarbon?
1. _______ contains at least one ring of three or more carbon atoms joined by single bonds.
2._________ contains at least one double bond between carbon atoms.
3. _________ is an acryclic hydrocarbon that contains only single bonds.
4.__________ contains one or more planar, six membered rings of carbon atoms with delocalized pi-bonding throughout the ring
5. _____ contains only single bonds.
6.______ contains at least one triple bond between carbon atoms.

Answer 1

1. Cycloalkane
2. Alkene
3. Saturated Hydrocarbon
4. Aromatic Hydrocarbon
5. Alkane
6. Alkyne