From the Beginning; Carbon; Formula, Models & Isomers; Alkanes; Alkane Nomenclature; Cycloalkanes; Sources and Reactions; Alkyl Halides...

Alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons (this means that there are NO double bonds in the molecule). They contain Hydrogen and Carbon atoms only. There are an immense number of possibilities.

Open-chain alkanes (without rings) all have the general formula CnH2n + 2, where n equals the number of carbon atoms.

Background on the alkanes and cycloalkanes, including their physical properties ... INTRODUCING ALKANES AND CYCLOALKANES

Hydrocarbons having no double or triple bond functional groups are classified as alkanes or cycloalkanes, depending on whether the carbon atoms of the molecule are arranged only in chains or also...

The alkanes (i.e. the paraffins) are the simplest homologous series of organic compounds of hydrogen and carbon, where all atoms are linked by single bonds.

Lecture Notes on Properties of Alkanes ... Alkanes are non-polar; Intermolecular forces are van der Waals forces ; Insoluble in water; Less dense than water

Alkanes are the simplest and least reactive hydrocarbon species containing only carbons and hydrogens.

A tutorial on naming branched chain alkanes suitable for high school chemistry students ... Naming Straight Chain Alkanes

Alkanes - a class of hydrocarbons that contain nothing but single bonds. The general formula for noncyclic alkanes is CnH2n+2. Alkane names end with the suffix -ane.