4cAlkanes
Syllabus objectives
- 4.19know the general formula for alkanes
- 4.20explain why alkanes are classified as saturated hydrocarbons
- 4.21understand how to draw the structural and displayed formulae for alkanes with up to five carbon atoms in the molecule, and to name the unbranched-chain isomers
- 4.22describe the reactions of alkanes with halogens in the presence of ultraviolet radiation, limited to mono-substitution knowledge of reaction mechanisms is not required