Alkanes Flashcards
also known as…
alkyl halides
4 reactions of alkenes
Combustion reaction, halogenation, isomerization, cracking
What is cracking?
Bigger alkanes broken down into smaller alkanes with heat
What is a combustion reaction?
Burning, reaction with oxygen
What is halogenation?
Substituting one of more H’s for a halogen
What is required for halogenation?
UV light
Halogenation is also known as…
radical substitution
What does halogenation form?
Alkyl halides
What are the first 2 steps of halogenation?
1) Hemolysis of Cl, 2) Heterolysis alkane
What is the heterolysis of an alkane?
C breaking up with H
CHCl3 is also known as
chloroform or trichloromethane
What is a radical?
a substance with unpaired electrons; very reactive
What is isomerization?
the changing of 1 isomer into another isomer (straight to branched) using heat and AlCl3
