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ALKANES

NOMENCLATURE STRUCTURAL FORMULA USES

Methane is used primarily as

1. METHANE fuel to create heat and light.
Organic chemical
manufacturing is another
application for it. Methane is
frequently found in landfills,
marshes, septic systems, and
sewers and is produced when
natural materials decompose.
Decane is used in organic
2. DECANE synthesis, as a solvent,
standardized hydrocarbon, and
in jet-fuel research. It is also
used in the production of
engine fuels and adhesives.

Propane is used in a variety

3. PROPANE of industries for multiple
purposes, from fueling your
home’s furnace or boiler, to
controlling pests and weeds
on farms without chemicals.

Hexane is widely used as

4. HEXANE an inexpensive solvent in
many manufacturing
processes. It is also a
minor component of
gasoline and its
combustion products.

Nonane is primary use is as

5. NONANE fuel for vehicles and aircraft.
It is an intermediate
compound used in
synthesizing organic
molecules.

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 ALKENES

NOMENCLATURE STRUCTURAL FORMULA USES

Pentene is used as gasoline

1. PENTENE additives and in the
production of gasoline. Cis-2-
pentene is involved in the
olefin metathesis reactions,
where the carbon double
bonds are displaced without
producing hazardous
byproducts.
Decene is used in the production of
2. DECENE plasticizer alcohols and polyalpha
olefin (PAO) mainly is used as high
performance synthetic lubricant for
automatic transmission engines,
crankcase, aviation, industrial gear
systems and marine applications.

Propene is primarily
3. PROPENE used as a monomer in
plastic production. It is
also used to prepare other
chemicals, as a fuel
additive, a fragrance, or a
perfume ingredient.
Hexene is used as a solvent, paint
4. HEXENE thinner and a medium for
conducting chemical reactions. It is
a commoner and used in the
preparation of both low density
and high density polyethylenes. It
acts as an adhesives, lubricants,
lubricant additives and sealant
chemicals.

Nonene is most widely

5. NONENE used as a chemical
intermediate to produce
additives for lubricants,
acids, antioxidants,
coatings, oxo-alcohols,
plastics, resins and
surfactants.

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 ALKYNES

NOMENCLATURE STRUCTURAL FORMULA USES

Pentyne is used in preparation

1. PENTYNE of:lithium acetylides, required for
asymmetric synthesis of α,α-
dibranched propargyl sulfinamides.
It is also used to synthesize 7-
hydroxy-10-methoxy-3H-
naphtho[2.1-b]pyrans.

Propyne is used as a
2. PROPYNE welding torch fuel, as a
specialty fuel, and
chemical intermediate

Butyne is mainly used in the

3. BUTYNE synthesis of other compounds. But-
1-yne is the most reactive butyne
isomer due to the presence of an H
atom in the terminal C ≡ C bond.
The hydrogen atom can get
deprotonated in the presence of a
strong base.

Ethyne is used in
4. ETHYNE oxyacetylene flame
used for welding of
metals. On kite flying day,
acetylene gas is filled in
rubber balloons and the
balloons are flown high in
the sky.
Hexyne is a chemical
5. HEXYNE compound that is used in
the production of other
chemicals, such as
pharmaceuticals, dyes,
and fragrances.