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Organic compound- all carbon containing compounds (except for carbon oxides, carbides, and carbonates)

The study of carbon compounds produced by living or once living things

Organic Chemistry

Contain only hydrogen and carbon Carbon can have 4 bonds connected to it Can show using structural formula, line

model, ball and stick, or space filling

Hydrocarbons

Alkane- hydrocarbons that only have single bonds

Straight Chain Alkanes

Name Molecular formula

Condensed structural formula

Line model

Methane

Ethane

Propane

Butane

Pentane

Hexane

Replace –ane with -ene on the name when there is a double bond and with –yne when there is a triple bond.

Alkenes and Alkynes

Alkane -ene -yne Structural formula/line formula

Ethane

Propane

Butane