UNIVERSITI KUALA LUMPUR

MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL & BIOENGINEERING

TECHNOLOGY

TUTORIAL 7 (SATURATED HYDROCARBONS - ALKANES)

1. Gives the definitions of hydrocarbons.

2. State the types of following organic compounds based on the types of hydrocarbons.

CH3
i.

CH3 C

H2
C CH3

CH3
CH3

ii.

iii. HC
iv. CH3

H
C

H 2 H2
C C CH3

C
H2

H
C

CH2

CH3

v. CH3 C

H2

H2
C C CH3
H2

vi.

3. Give the correct IUPAC name for each of the following alkanes.

CH3
i. CH3 C

H2
H2
C C C CH3
H2

CH3 CH2CH3
H H2 H2 H2 H2
C C
C
C C C C C CH3
H2
H
CH3
CH2CH2CH3

ii.

CH3

iii.

H
CH3 C

H
C CH3

CH3 Br

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CH3
iv.

v.

CH3 C
H
CH3

CH3
H2
C C CH3
H

H2 H
C C

H2
C CH3

CH2CH3

H2C CH3
vi.

H2
H
CH3 C C C
CH2
H2 H2
H
CH3 HC C C CH3
H2C CH3

4. Draw the structural formula for each of the following compounds.

i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.

4-ethyl-2,3-dimethylhexane
3,3-dimethylpentane
2-chlorobutane
6-ethyl-2,7-dimethyl-5-propylnonane
5-ethyl-3-methyloctane
2,2,3-trimethylheptane

5. What are the physical properties of alkanes?

6. How would ETHANE be prepared from the following compound?
i. An alkene
ii. An alkyl halide
iii. A grignard reagent
7. Write the balance chemical equations for following reaction for ETHANE.
i.

Combustion

ii.

Halogenation

8. What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?

H2
C CH3

i.

ii.

H3C

CH3

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H3C

iii.

CH3

iv.

CH3

v.

H
C

H2 H
C C CH3

CH3

9. Draw the structural formula for each of the following compounds.

i.

Cyclopentane

ii.

1,2,4-trimethylcyclohexane

iii.

Methylcyclobutane

iv.

1-methyl-3-propylcyclohexane

v.

1-chloro-3-ethyl-1-methylcyclohexane

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