Chem ch. 10

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Organic Compound

Compounds made of carbon that typically have covalent bonds, nonpolar molecules, low melting and boiling points, are insoluble in water and flammable
Hydrocarbons

organic compounds containing only carbon and hydrogen
Expanded structural formula

A type of structural formula that shows the arrangement of the atoms by drawing each bond in the hydrocarbon as C-H or C-C
Alkanes

Hydrocarbons that contain carbon-carbon double bonds (C=C)
IUPAC system

system for naming organic compound devised by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chem.
Cycloalkane

Alkane that is a ring or cyclic structure
Branch

Carbon group or halogen bonded to the main carbon chain
Substituent

groups of atoms such as an alyl group or a halogen bonded to the main chain or ring of carbon
Branched alkane

hydrocarbon containing a substituent bonded to the main chain
Isomer

Organic compound in which identical molecular formulas have different arrangement of atom
Alkyl Group
- An alkane minus one hydeogen atom
- (yl ending replaces ane)