Akenes and Alkynes Flashcards
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Is a hydrocarbon in which one or more carbon-carbon multiple bonds (double bonds, triple bonds, or both) are present.
Unsaturated Hydrocarbons
Why are unsaturated hydrocarbons more reactive than their saturated counterparts?
Related to the presences of carbon-carbon multiple bonds.
Kinds of saturated hydrocarbons?
Alkanes
Kinds of unsaturated hydrocarbons?
Alkenes and Alkynes
Alkene is an?
Acyclic Unsaturated Hydrocarbon
Older name for Alkene is?
Olefins
What does olenfins mean?
Oil Forming
Molecular formula of the simplest alkene?
CnH2n
What are the simplest alkenes?
Ethene and Propene
What is another name for cycloalkene?
Cyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon
General molecular formula of cycloalkanes?
CnH2n-2
What is the simplest cycloalkene?
Cyclopropene
Two double bond name?
Dienes
Three double bond name?
Trienes
It is a noncyclic hydrocarbon substituent?
Alkenyl Group
Most frequently encountered alkenyl group?
Methylidene
Ethenyl
2-propenyl
common name of methylidene?
Methylene Group
common name of Ethenyl?
Vinyl Group
common name of 2-propenyl?
Allyl Group
Used for the isomer in which the two similar or identical substituents are on the same side of the double bond?
Cis
Used when two similar substituents are on the opposite sides of the double bond?
Trans
Traditional way of naming the geometric isomers of an alkene?
cis-trans
The more complete system for naming alkene isomers?
E-Z system
What do you call the priority rules used in the E-Z system?
Cahn-Ingold-Prelog (CIP) Rules