4 Hydrocarbons
Hydrocarbons are compounds composed entirely of hydrogen and carbon. Examples of hydrocarbons include alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, and aromatic compounds (e.g. benzene).
4.A Alkanes
4.A.1 Description
4.A.1.a nomenclature
Alkanes are compounds containing only single carbon-carbon bonds.
The most simplest alkane is methane:
4.A.1.b physical properties
4.A.2 Important reactions
4.A.2.a combustion
4.A.2.b substitution reactions with halogens, etc.
4.A.3 General principles
4.A.3.a stability of free radicals, chain reaction mechanism, inhibition
4.A.3.b ring strain in cyclic compounds
4.A.3.c bicyclic molecules
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