Alkanes and Cycloalkanes

When you need to identify all the isomers for a given molecular formula, the first thing you want to do is calculate the degree of unsaturation so that you know whether the compounds contain any π bonds or ring structures. … Read more

In this post, we will identify all the isomers with the molecular formula C₂H4O₂. One strategy to draw all the isomers with a given molecular formula is to calculate the degree of unsaturation so that we know whether the compounds … Read more

Alkyl groups are derivatives of the corresponding alkanes, formed by removing one hydrogen atom. For example, methyl is the alkyl derivative of methane, ethyl is the alkyl derivative of ethane, propyl is derived from propane, hexyl from hexane, and so … Read more

Alkanes are the first class of organic compounds we learn when starting organic chemistry. They are also the simplest organic molecules because they are only composed of carbon and hydrogen atoms that are connected with single bonds only. Here are … Read more

Let’s work through a common question: drawing all the isomers of C₄H₁₀O. The first thing you want to do is calculate the degree of unsaturation so that you know whether there are any π bonds or ring systems in these … Read more

In the previous post, we saw that butane has two isomers: n-Butane and isobutane, which have the same chemical formula of C4H10 but a different connectivity of the atoms:     A quick reminder that isomers, or more specifically constitutional … Read more

Before drawing all the isomers of butane (C₄H₁₀), let’s quickly recall that isomers are compounds that have the same molecular formula but different connectivity of atoms. In simpler words, the composition is the same, but the atoms are connected in … Read more