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Jan 21, 2018
A cycloalkane is nomenclature referring to alkanes that are cyclic molecules. For instance, consider cyclohexane,
where each carbon is
Jan 25, 2018
See below:
Explanation:
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Cycloalkane is a regular alkane with ring or loop.
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Generally, formula for alkane is CnH2n+2 but for cycloalkane it is CnHn. Example: C6H6i.e. cyclohexane.
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Cycloalkane only contain carbon and hydrogen.
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The C-C bond is single bond.
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The number of carbon atoms= The number of hydrogen atoms and thus the general formula CnHn .
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Some examples are:
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cyclopropane
- cyclohexane
- cyclobutane etc.
