Organic Chemistry

Also known as the Chemistry of Carbon compounds

Some properties :
-have low melting points
-weak or non-electrolytes(put in water and break apart)
-can form chains of C2 atoms that linked in a straight line, circular pattern or branched pattern
-can link other atoms in single/double/triple bonds

Alkanes
-are saturated hydrocarbons which are bonded by single bonds
-hydrocarbons = only hydrogen and carbon thus its not possible for another atom to bond to these structures

For naming, hydrocarbons end with '-ane' just cause :)

Carbon= n
2n+ 2=# of H

Hydrocarbons have side branches which are actually hydrocarbon chains.
Akyl groups- removing a hydrogen atom from an orginal alkane

 this is 4-methyl butane

Naming - replace all '-anes' with 'yls'

If there is more than 1 type of alkyl group, put them in alphabetical order with position number in the front, and put a dash in between alkyl group and number.