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Hydrocarbons |
Alkanes and Alkenes are types of hydrocarbons |
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Alkanes |
Alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons as they do not contain a carbon carbon double bond |
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Alkenes |
Alkenes are unsaturated hydrocarbons as do contain a carbon carbon double bond |
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Stereoisomerism |
A compound can either be Cis (Z) or Trans (E). If within a carbon chain the same attachment appears on the same carbon, the compound will be classed as a Cis compound. On the other hand if within a carbon chain different attachments appear on either of the carbon, the compound will be classed as a Trans compound |
