hydrokarbonyhdisteistä
Hydrokarbonyhdisteet, or hydrocarbons, are organic compounds composed entirely of hydrogen and carbon atoms. They form the fundamental building blocks of many organic substances and are incredibly diverse in their structures and properties. The simplest hydrocarbons are alkanes, which have single bonds between carbon atoms and a general formula of CnH2n+2. Examples include methane (CH4), ethane (C2H6), and propane (C3H8).
Alkenes are hydrocarbons containing at least one carbon-carbon double bond. Their general formula is CnH2n. The
Beyond these simple series, hydrocarbons can also be cyclic, forming rings of carbon atoms. Cycloalkanes, for