Cycloalkane

types of hydrocarbon compounds

Diagram of cyclobutane

Cycloalkanes are hydrocarbons with the carbon atoms connected in a circle with each atom, in simple forms, connected to two hydrogen atoms.

Here is a list of the first ten Cycloalkanes:

Cyclopropane (C₃H₆)
Cyclobutane (C₄H₈)
Cyclopentane (C₅H₁₀)
Cyclohexane (C₆H₁₂)
Cycloheptane (C₇H₁₄)
Cyclooctane (C₈H₁₆)
Cyclononane (C₉H₁₈)
Cyclodecane (C₁₀H₂₀)
Cycloundecane (C₁₁H₂₂)
Cyclododecane (C₁₂H₂₄)
Cyclotridecane(C₁₃H₂₆)

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