CARBON COMPOUND SUMMARY

HOMOLOGOUS ALKANE ALKENE ALCOHOL CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTER

SERIES
FUNCTIONAL
GROUP
GENERAL
FORMULAE
STRUCTURAL
FORMULA 1ST
COMPOUND

NAMING 1ST
FOUR
COMPOUNDS

Melting and Boiling Melting and Boiling Low melting and boiling point High boiling point than
PHYSICAL Point Increase Point Increase ethanol
PROPERTIES Density Increase Density Increase (Lower Less dense than water Very sharp and pungent
(Lower than water) than water) smell
Insoluble In Water Insoluble In Water Soluble In Water & organic Soluble in water (reduce
solvent with the increase in
molecular size)
Do Not Conduct Do Not Conduct Do not conduct electricity Do not conduct electricity
Electricity Electricity
Colourless liquid Colourless liquid
Combustion Combustion Combustion Combustion
CHEMICAL Substitution Additon Dehydration Acid + Base
PROPERTIES (With presence of 1) Hydrogenation (Remove H2O by porcelain
sunlight/UV rays) (Ni/180 Co) chips)
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2) Halogenation
3) Hydration
(H3PO4/300 C0)
4) Hydrogen
Halides
Oxidation Oxidation Acid+ Metal
(Acidified KMnO4 ((Acidified KMnO4 /K2Cr2O7)
/K2Cr2O7)
Polymerisation Esterification Acid + Metal Carbonate
(Concentrated H2SO4 ,
Carboxylic Acid)

Acid + Alcohol
(Esterification)