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larger cycloalkanes, with more than 20
carbon atoms are
typically called cycloparaffins. All
cycloalkanes are
isomers of alkenes. The
cycloalkanes without...
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either monocyclic (i.e. the
cycloalkanes) or polycyclic,
despite them
having a
distinct general formula (e.g.
cycloalkanes are CnH2n). In an alkane, each...
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Alkyl cycloalkanes are
chemical compounds with an
alkyl group with a
single ring of
carbons to
which hydrogens are
attached according to the
formula CnH2n...
- (represented by
their CAS
numbers on the chart). They can be
divided into
cycloalkanes and alkenes.
Cyclopentane (CAS 287-92-3)
Methylcyclobutane (CAS 598-61-8)...
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strain or
Prelog strain. The
simplest examples of
angle strain are
small cycloalkanes such as
cyclopropane and cyclobutane. Ring
strain energy can be attributed...
- ; Lifson, S. (1967-01-01). "Potential
functions and
conformations in
cycloalkanes". Tetrahedron. 23 (2): 769–784. doi:10.1016/0040-4020(67)85023-3. ISSN 0040-4020...
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chains attached. The
simplest alicyclic compounds are the
monocyclic cycloalkanes: cyclopropane, cyclobutane, cyclopentane, cyclohexane, cycloheptane,...
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cyclohexane and
various other molecules.
Cyclohexane is the most
stable of the
cycloalkanes, due to the
stability of
adapting to its
chair conformer. This conformer...
- example, n-butane is straight-chain butane,
whereas i-butane is isobutane.
Cycloalkanes are
isomers of alkenes, not of alkanes,
because the ring's
closure involves...
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where r is the
number of rings.
Those with
exactly one ring are the
cycloalkanes.
Saturated hydrocarbons are the
basis of
petroleum fuels and may be either...
