topic 9 - organic chem Flashcards
alkane
saturated hydrocarbon
general formula alkane
Cn H2n+2
what does saturated mean
the atoms have formed bonds with as many other atoms as they can
prefix for 1 carbon atom
meth
prefix for 2 carbon atom
eth
prefix for 3 carbon atom
prop
prefix for 4 carbon atom
but
formula methane
CH4
formula ethane
C2H6
formula propane
C3H8
formula butane
C4H10
alkene
unsaturated hydrocarbons with a double carbon bond
general formula alkene
Cn H2n
functional group alkenes
one double carbon bond C = C
formula ethene
C2H4
H H \ / C=C / \ H H
formula propene
C3H6
formula but-1-ene (structure)
C4H8
but-1-ene means that the unsaturated point is at position 1
H H H \ I I C=C - C - C - H / I I I H H H H
formula but-2-ene (structure)
C4H8
but-2-ene means that the unsaturated point is at position 2
H H H I I I H - C- C=C - C - H I I I H H H
how do you test for an alkene or alkane
shake substance with bromine water
- if bromine water is bleached an alkene is present
alkanes don’t react with bromine water because they don’t have double bonds