2.1
Classes of Hydrocarbons
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"Alkanes are hydrocarbons in which..."
Alkanes are hydrocarbons in which all of the bonds are single bonds.

"Alkenes are hydrocarbons that contain..."
Alkenes are hydrocarbons that contain a carbon-carbon double bond.

"Alkynes are hydrocarbons that contain..."
Alkynes are hydrocarbons that contain a carbon-carbon triple bond.

"The most common aromatic hydrocarbons..."
The most common aromatic hydrocarbons are those that contain a benzene ring.

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"a structural unit in a..."
a structural unit in a molecule responsible for its
characteristic behavior under a particular set of
reaction conditions

"functional group is a hydrogen"
functional group is a hydrogen
reaction that takes place is substitution
one of the hydrogens is replaced
by some other atom or group

"functional group is a hydrogen"
functional group is a hydrogen
reaction that takes place is substitution
one of the hydrogens is replaced
by some other atom or group

"alkanes RH"
alkanes RH
alkenes double bond
alkynes triple bond
arenes ArH

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"Alcohols ROH"
Alcohols ROH
Alkyl halides RX (X = F, Cl, Br, I)
Amines primary amine:  RNH2
  secondary amine: R2NH
  tertiary amine: R3N

"Ethers ROR'"
Ethers ROR'
Nitriles RC
Nitroalkanes RNO2
Thiols RSH

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"Methane (CH4)"
Methane (CH4)  CH4
Ethane (C2H6) CH3CH3
Propane (C3H8) CH3CH2CH3

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"n-Butane CH3CH2CH2CH3"
n-Butane CH3CH2CH2CH3
Isobutane (CH3)3CH

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How many isomers?
The number of isomeric alkanes increases as the number of carbons increase.
There is no simple way to predict how many isomers there are for a particular molecular formula.

Table 2.3
Number of Constitutionally Isomeric Alkanes
CH4 1
C2H6 1
C3H8 1
C4H10 2
C5H12 3
C6H14 5
C7H16 9

Table 2.3
Number of Constitutionally Isomeric Alkanes
CH4 1 C8H18 18
C2H6 1 C9H20 35
C3H8 1 C10H22 75
C4H10 2 C15H32 4,347
C5H12 3 C20H42 366,319
C6H14 5 C40H82 62,491,178,805,831
C7H16 9