CHEM 140A Chapter 4: Chapter 4 - Cycloalkanes
11 Sep 2016
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Chapter 4 - cycloalkanes page 131 - page 168. Cycloalkane - an alkane whose carbons form a ring, also called a cyclic alkane or carbocycle. Names and physical properties of cycloalkanes page 132 - page 135. The names of the cycloalkanes follow iupac rules. To name cycloalkane, list cyclo then name of alkane. Number individual ring c if more than 1 substituent is attached to ring. Give lowest possible numbering sequence, then alphabetical order. Cycloalkyl radical is radical derived from cycloalkanes. Smaller unit usually treated as substituent to larger. Cis isomer - a stereoisomer in which substituents are on the same face, or side, of a ring or a double bond in contrast to a trans isomer. Trans isomer - a stereoisomer in which substituents are on opposite sides of a ring or a double bond in contrast to a cis isomer. Stereoisomers - molecules with the same atoms connected in the same order but arranged differently in space.
