Carbon Chemistry 2
FAMILIES OF THE HOMOLOGOUS SERIES __________________________________________________________ | Alkane | Alkene | Alkyne | Alcohol | Carboxylic Acid | | CnH 2 n +2 | C n H 2n | C 2 H 2n - 2 | CnH 2 n +1 OH | CnH 2 n +1 COOH | | Methane CH 4 | Ethene C 2 H 4 | Ethyne C 2 H 2 | Methanol | Methanoic Acid | | Ethane C 2 H 6 | Propene C 3 H 6 | Propyne C 3 H 4 | Ethanol | Ethanoic Acid | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Alcohols: ROH Where R is the alkyl group Alcohols are created from alkanes, where you substitute one hydrogen for OH Since alkane is saturated, you can only substitute hydrogen to change it CH 3 OH (Methanol) C 2 H 5 OH (Ethanol) C 3 H 7 OH (Propanol) C 4 H 9 OH (Butanol) Every next consecutive member has a difference of CH 2 (All the hom