ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS Flashcards
What are the sources of aliphatic hydrocarbons
Petroleum
Natural gas
Propane
Butane
The two most important natural sources of alkanes
Petroleum and natural gas
Is a complex leak with mixture of organic compounds such as alkanes or cycloalcanes
Petroleum
Often found associated with petroleum deposits consist mainly of 80% methane and 5 to 10% ethane
Natural gas
It is the major constituent of liquefied petroleum gas which is a domestic fuel
Propane
It is the gas of choice in some areas due to lower boiling point
Butene
What is the solubility of alkanes
Insoluble in water
What are the physical properties of alkanes at room temperature with corresponding carbon
C1 to c4 - gas
C5 to c17 - liquid
Greater than c18 - solid wax
The mutual insolubility of alkanes and water is used to advantage by many
Plants
What constitutes the cuticle of an apple
C27 h56 and C29H60
The leaf walks of cabbage in broccoli is mainly
N- C29h60
The main alkane of tobacco leaves is
C31h64
All the bonds in alkanes are single covalent and nonpolar hence alkanes are
Relatively inert
Because of the inertness alkanes can be used as
Solvents for extraction or crystallization
Alkanes do react with some reagents
Molecular oxygen and halogens
If insufficient oxygen is available for complete combustion of a hydrocarbon, what may occur
Partial oxidation
In sunlight or at high temperatures, What happens the mixture of an alkane and chlorine during halogenation
Exothermic reaction
It is a substitution reaction in which a chlorine atom is substituted for a hydrogen atom
Chlorination
It is the simplest alkene
Ethene and ethylene
Sources of alkenes
Limonene
Beta phellandrene
Multifidene
Muscalure
Alpha farnescene
They are less dense than water and being nonpolar are not very soluble in water
Alkene
In terms of alkenes compounds with four or fewer carbons are
Colorless gases
In line with alkenes compounds with higher homologs are
Volatile liquids