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Hydrocarbons

Telangana Open School (TOSS) · Class 12 · Chemistry

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Alkanes (Paraffins)

  • Saturated hydrocarbons with single bonds only.
  • General formula: CₙH₂ₙ₊₂.
  • Prepared by reduction of haloalkanes, Wurtz reaction, hydrogenation of alkenes/alkynes, and from carboxylic acids.
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Alkenes (Olefins)

  • Unsaturated hydrocarbons with at least one C=C double bond.
  • General formula: CₙH₂ₙ.
  • Prepared from haloalkanes (dehydrohalogenation) and alcohols (dehydration).
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Alkynes

  • Unsaturated hydrocarbons with at least one C≡C triple bond.
  • General formula: CₙH₂ₙ₋₂.
  • Ethyne (acetylene) is prepared from calcium carbide and water.
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Aromatic Hydrocarbons

  • Benzene (C₆H₆) is the simplest aromatic hydrocarbon.
  • Despite unsaturation, benzene undergoes substitution rather than addition due to resonance stability.
  • Kekulé proposed two resonating structures; actual structure is resonance hybrid.

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Hydrocarbons are divided into aliphatic (alkanesAlkanes can be prepared by reductionAlkanes undergo substitution reactions like halogenationBenzene has a planar hexagonal structureTerminal alkynes like ethyne are weakly

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