alkenes Flashcards
what types of alkenes molecules
unsaturated hydrocarbons
alkenes features
no rings
double carbon bond
hydrocarbons
general formula of alkenes
CnH2n
how to put number when naming alkenes
put number after prefix of longest chanin of carbons and before suffix ene
low number priority for methyl or alkene
alkene over methyl
main chain of alkenes
must include double bond
properties of alkenes
non polar
only have van der waal
as length increases number of electrons increases
melting and boiling point increases
insoluble in water
4 electrons in double bond
high electron density
what prevents alkenes from moving
double bonds
what bonds do double bonds have
sigma and pi bond
how can alkenes rotate
breaking pi bond
requires energy or photons
rotation of pi bonds
restricted
stererisomers
same structural formula but different spacial arrangments
structural isomerism
same molecular but different different structural
substituent
atom or group of atoms which could be replaced by a hydrogen atom
z isomer
substituents on same side of molecule
e isomer
substituents on different side of molecule
CIP rule
-look at end of bond with 2 substituents
one with higher atomic number gets priority
isomers with 4 substituents
look on both sides and see priority atoms
compare positions of substituents relative to each other
if tie consider atoms further away
how to test for alkenes
use reddish brownish bromine that turns colourless when added to solution with double bonds