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Aliphatic
- Open-chain
Ex:
1. Alkane
2. Alkene
3. Alkadiene
4. Alkyne
Cyclic
- Closed-chain
Ex:
1. Cycloalkane
2. Cycloalkene
3. Cycloalkadiene
4. Cycloalkyne
Saturated
- single bond
- sigma bond
- substitutiondue to presence of multiple hydrogen
Unsaturated
- either double or triple bond
- pi bond
- addition of atom
- reacts to oxidizing agents like KMnO4