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Carbon Atoms Alkanes-CnH2n+2 Names Alkenes-CnH2n Names Alkynes-CnH2n-2

C1 CH4 Methane ------------ --------- -------------------


C2 C2H6 Ethane C2H4 Ethene\Ethylene C2H2
C3 C3H8 Propane C3H6 Propene C3H4
C4 C4H10 Butane C4H8 Butene C4H6
C5 C5H12 Pentane C5H10 Pentene C5H8
C6 C6H14 Hexane C6H12 Hexene C6H10
C7 C7H16 Heptane C7H14 Heptene C7H12
C8 C8H18 Octane C8H16 Octene C8H14
C9 C9H20 Nonane C9H18 Nonene C9H16
C10 C10H22 Decane C10H20 Decene C10H18
Names Alkyl-CnH2n+1 Names Alcohol Names Acid Names
CH3 Methyl CH3OH Methanol HCOOH Methanoic acid/Formic acid
Ethyne/Acetylene C2H5 Ethyl C2H5OH Ethanol CH3COOH Ethanoic acid
Propyne C3H7 Propyl C3H7OH Propanol C2H5COOH Propanoic acid
Butyne C4H9 Butyl C4H9OH Butanol C3H7COOH Butanoic acid
Pentyne C5H11 Pentyl C5H11OH Pentanol C4H9COOH Pentanoic acid
Hexyne C6H13 Hexyl C6H13OH Hexanol
Heptyne C7H15 Heptyl C7H15OH Heptanol
Octyne C8H17 Octyl C8H17OH Octanol
Nonyne C9H19 Nonyl C9H19OH Nonanol
Decyne C10H21 Decyl C10H21OH Decanol

CnH2n+1OH CnH2n+1COOH
cid/Formic acid

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