BP204T · Semester 2 · B.Pharm
Unit I — Alkanes & Cycloalkanes
Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry
This study page introduces Alkanes & Cycloalkanes in Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry (BP204T), B.Pharm Semester 2. Read the selected definitions and short notes below, then download the full unit PDF.
Topics in this unit
- Alkanes: Preparation and Properties
- Free-Radical Halogenation + Pharmaceutical Paraffins
- Cycloalkanes and Strain Theories
Definitions and short notes
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Hydrocarbon
A compound made of only carbon and hydrogen. (Example: methane, CH₄.)
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Alkane
A hydrocarbon in which every carbon–carbon bond is a single bond. Alkanes are the simplest family of organic compounds. General formula: CₙH₂ₙ₊₂ (n = number of carbon atoms).
Unit PDF · page 2
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