Hydrocarbon Compounds Flashcards
Compound with only Carbon and Hydrogen
Hydrocarbon
Only single/covalent bonds
Alkane
One or more double bonds
Alkene
One or more triple bonds
Alkyne
Unsaturated and cyclical
Arene
The most common arenes are also ______
Aromatic
Has every possible (maximum) Hydrogen
Saturated
Some hydrogens have been replaced with a substituent
Unsaturated
Arenes like benzene that smell good
Aromatic
Anything with the same formula but different (3 types of this)
Isomer
Same molecular formula, but different molecular structure
Structural
Same structure, but differ in arrangement of the atoms
Strereoisomer
Differ in geometry
Geometric
Opposite side
Trans
Same side on double bond
Cis
A carbon atom to which 4 different groups are attached
Asymetric
Constant incriment
EX: CH3CH2CH2CH3
Homologous
Shows all bonds
Complete Formula
Some…. are left out
Condensed Formula
A hydrocarbon substituent
Alkyl
Atom or group of atoms that takes the place of Hydrogen
Substituent
Draw Benzene
Hexagon w/ alternating double lines (or circle in the middle)