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Question
Complete the following chart by using examples given in brackets.
(isobutylene, cyclohexane, propane, cyclohexene, cyclopentane, benzene, propyne, isobutane, propene)
| Straight chain hydrocarbons | Branched chain hydrocarbons | Cyclic hydrocarbons |
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Solution
| Straight chain hydrocarbons | Branched chain hydrocarbons | Cyclic hydrocarbons |
| Propane | Isobutylene | Cyclohexane |
| Propyne | Isobutane | Cyclohexene |
| Propene | Cyclopentane | |
| Benzene |
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