# of Carbons Name Formula (C: AP Chemistry Chapter 22 - Organic Chemistry
# of Carbons Name Formula (C: AP Chemistry Chapter 22 - Organic Chemistry
# of Carbons Name Formula (C: AP Chemistry Chapter 22 - Organic Chemistry
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D. Reactions of Alkanes
1. Combustion reactions
a. 2C2H6(g) + 7O2(g) à 4CO2(g) + 6H2O(g)
2. Substitution reactions
a. CH 4 + Cl2 →
hv
CH 3 Cl + HCl
methane chloromethane
3. Dehydrogenation reactions
a. CH 3 CH 3 Cr
2O → CH 2 = CH 2 + H 2
3 at 500° C
ethane ethylene
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3. In some isomer pairs, one isomer is biologically active, while the other is not
(specificity of enzymes is the cause)
C. Alkynes
1. Hydrocarbons with triple covalent bonds
a. The simplest alkyne is ethyne, or acetylene (C 2H2)
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C. Reactions of Aromatic Hydrocarbons
1. Substitution reactions
Rather than waste the kerosene-gas oil fraction, refineries take the long chain
molecules and break them into the smaller molecules of gasoline in a process called
"cracking".
Aldehyde
carbonyl group
Ketone
carbonyl group
Carboxylic acid
carboxyl group
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Ester
Amine
amine group
Examples: