Transcript Alkanes ppt

Slide 1

Alkanes and Aromatic
Hydrocarbons
Organic Compounds
Bonding in Hydrocarbons
Naming Alkanes
Properties of Alkanes
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Slide 2

“The most important hypothesis in all of

biology…is that everything that animals do,
atoms do. In other words, there is nothing
that living things do that cannot be
understood from the point of view that
they are made of atoms acting according
to the laws of physics.”
Richard Feynman (1918-1988)
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Slide 3

Organic Compounds
 Contain

carbon

 Have

covalent bonds

 Have

low melting points

 Have

low boiling points

 Burn

in air (oxygen)

 Are

soluble in non-polar solvents

 Can

form large molecules
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Slide 4

Alkanes

 Contain

C and H only

 Contain

single bonds C-C

 Have
 Are

4 bonds to every carbon (C) atom

non-polar
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Slide 5

Complete Structural Formulas
Show the bonds between each of the
atoms
H
H


HCH

H

C

H



H

H
CH4 , methane
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Slide 6

More Alkanes

H

H

H

H

C

C

H

H

Condensed Structural Formulas
H

CH3

CH3

Ethane

H

H

H

C

C

C

H

H

H

H

CH3 CH2 CH3
Propane

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Slide 7

IUPAC Names
Name

# carbons

Structural Formula

Methane 1

CH4

Ethane

CH3CH3

2

Propane 3

CH3CH2CH3

Butane

CH3CH2CH2CH3

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Pentane 5

CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3

Hexane 6

CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3
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Slide 8

Learning Check Alk1
A. What is the condensed formula for
H H H H

H

C

C

C

C

H

H

H H

H

B. What is its molecular formula?
C. What is its name?
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Slide 9

Solution Alk1
A.

CH3CH2CH2CH3

B.

C4H10

C.

butane

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Slide 10

Reactions of Alkanes
Combustion

alkane + O2

CO2 + H2O + heat

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Slide 11

Learning Check Alk2
Complete the combustion reaction for
C 3H 8 + O 2

+

Balance your equation

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Slide 12

Solution Alk2
Step 1
C 3H 8 + O 2

CO2 + H2O

Step 2
C 3H 8 + O 2

3 CO2 + 4 H2O

Step 3
C 3H 8 + 5 O 2

3 CO2 + 4 H2O
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Slide 13

Learning Check Alk3
Complete and balance the reaction for
the complete combustion of C7H16

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Solution Alk3
Step 1
C7H16 + O2

CO2 + H2O

Step 2
C7H16 + O2

7 CO2 + 8 H2O

Step 3
C7H16 + 11 O2

7 CO2 + 8 H2O
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