A hydrocarbon with a molecule containing a ring of carbon atoms joined by single bonds.
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The group of cycloalkanes are also known as naphthenes, as they are compounds of petroleum or naphtha
As we have shown, the use of a photomediator has a dramatic effect on the C - C bond forming reaction between alkynes and cycloalkanes in terms of reaction times and yields.
Cycloalkanes are fairly common in the world of organic chemistry, both man-made and natural.
They had reacted a conjugated diene with a simple alkene to generate a cycloalkane.
The cycloalkanes are saturated hydrocarbons like the alkanes, but form rings with two hydrogen atoms per carbon.
Definition of cycloalkane in US English:
cycloalkane
nounˌsīklōˈalkān
Chemistry
another term for cycloparaffin
Example sentencesExamples
The group of cycloalkanes are also known as naphthenes, as they are compounds of petroleum or naphtha
The cycloalkanes are saturated hydrocarbons like the alkanes, but form rings with two hydrogen atoms per carbon.
As we have shown, the use of a photomediator has a dramatic effect on the C - C bond forming reaction between alkynes and cycloalkanes in terms of reaction times and yields.
They had reacted a conjugated diene with a simple alkene to generate a cycloalkane.
Cycloalkanes are fairly common in the world of organic chemistry, both man-made and natural.