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NEET Chemistry Notes Hydrocarbons – Concept of Hydrocarbons

NEET Chemistry Notes Hydrocarbons – Concept of Hydrocarbons

 Concept of Hydrocarbons

Concept of Hydrocarbons

Hydrocarbon means compounds containing carbon and hydrogen only. Single bond containing hydrocarbons is saturated hydrocarbon and which has multiple bond are called unsaturated hydrocarbon. Hydrocarbons are of different types and classified into three main categories.

  •  saturated hydrocarbons (alkanes)
  •  unsaturated hydrocarbons (alkenes and alkynes)
  • aromatic hydrocarbons.

Alkanes

Alkanes are the simplest organic compounds formed by carbon and hydrogen only. Chemically, these are almost inert that’s why also called Paraffins (Latin, Pamm affinis = Little affinity). The general formula for this series is CnH n . Hence, the first member is CH4 (methane).

Preparation of Alkanes

  • Sabatier Senderns Reduction
    Unsaturated hydrocarbons (alkenes or alkynes) on reduction in ,the presence of finely divided catalyst (e.g. Pt/Pd/Ni) give alkanes.
    NEET Chemistry Notes Hydrocarbons - Concept of Hydrocarbons 1
  •  Alkyl halides (except fluorides) on reduction give alkanes in the presence of Zn and HCl
    NEET Chemistry Notes Hydrocarbons - Concept of Hydrocarbons 2
  • Wurtz Reaction
    Alkyl halides when treated with sodium metal in the presence of dry ether gives higher alkanes.
    NEET Chemistry Notes Hydrocarbons - Concept of Hydrocarbons 3
  •  Decarboxylation
    Sodium salt of carboxylic acid (RCOONa) when heated with hot sodalime (CaO + NaOH) gives alkane.
    NEET Chemistry Notes Hydrocarbons - Concept of Hydrocarbons 4
  • Kolbe’s Electrolysis Method
    Sodium or potassium salt of carboxylic acid on electrolysis gives alkane (R —R).
    NEET Chemistry Notes Hydrocarbons - Concept of Hydrocarbons 5
  • Grignard reagent (BMgX) when reacts with H20 or BOH, gives alkane.
    NEET Chemistry Notes Hydrocarbons - Concept of Hydrocarbons 6
  • Action of water on aluminium carbide or beryllium carbide gives methane.
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    These reactions produce methane, hence called methanoids.

Physical Properties of Alkanes

Physical properties depend upon the intermolecular forces of attraction.

  •  Boiling Point Higher the molecular mass, more will be the boiling point. If molecular mass is same, as the contact surface area increases, boiling point increases. More branched chain has less contact surface area and so also lesser the boiling point.
  • Melting Point Larger is the molecular mass, higher will be the melting point, but symmetric molecules have higher melting point than asymmetric ones. Therefore, alkanes with even number of carbon atoms have higher melting point than the successive alkanes with odd number of carbon atoms.
  • Solubility Alkanes are non-polar, therefore soluble in non-polar solvents such as petroleum, benzene, etc.
  • Density The densities of alkanes increase with increase in the molecular masses till the limiting value of about 0.8 g/cm3 is reached.

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