hydrocarbons chemistry

We have already seen that a candle can continue to burn in chlorine. However if turpentine oil, another hydrocarbon, is sprayed into a jar of chlorine, or if a filter paper dipped in turpentine oil is dropped into a jar of chlorine, the reaction is vigorous. In the second case, the filte..

Introduction - The simplest organic compounds are hydrocarbons. All organic compounds can be derived from hydrocarbons by substituting a hydrogen atom with a suitable functional group. Replacing a hydrogen atom by a OH group in a hydrocarbon, gives an alcohol: replacem..

These are compounds containing carbon and hydrogen only. The hydrocarbons involved in air pollution are gases (or those that are volatile) under ordinary conditions. The important sources of hydrocarbons in the natural environment are bacterial decomposition of organic mat..

Introduce a burning candle into a jar of chlorine gas (Fig.14.8). The candle continues to burn with a reddish flame, producing a lot of soot. The products formed are hydrogen chloride and free carbon. ..

(i) By ozonolysis of alkenes Alkenes react with ozone to form ozonides which on subsequent reductive cleavage with zinc dust and water or H 2 /Pd give aldehydes, Ketones or a mixture of both depending on the substitution pattern of the alkene. (ii) By hydration of alkynes Ethynes adds water in..

Nomenclature of Hydrocarbons - Nomenclature is the system of naming. With the existence of innumerable compounds of carbon, it has become necessary to follow a universal, rational system of naming. Such a system has been evolved by International union of pure and applied chemistry..

The process of breaking higher hydrocarbons with high boiling points into a variety of lower hydrocarbons that are more volatile (low boiling), is called cracking (or pyrolysis). For example, a higher hydrocarbon C 1 0 H 2 2 splits according to the reaction. C 1 ..

Until the early years of the nineteenth century, only the plants and animals were the known sources of organic compounds. With the advent of the Industrial Revolution in Europe, fossil fuels like coal and petroleum gained prominence as the sources of organic compounds, particularly hydrocarbon..

Classification of Hydrocarbons - There are millions of organic compounds and this makes it physically impossible to study each individual compound. To facilitate their study, organic compounds are classified into various groups and sub-groups. They may be broadly classified into the follo..

Nomenclature is the system of naming. With the existence of innumerable compounds of carbon, it has become necessary to follow a universal, rational system of naming. Such a system has been evolved by International union of pure and applied chemistry (IUPAC). By following this system, we ..