*Aliphatic hydrocarbons - also known as aliphatic compounds or non-aromatic rings are one of the two classifications of hydrocarbons. They hydrocarbons that don’t have benzene rings. They are mostly flammable. In aliphatic Hydrocarbons, carbon atoms can be joined together in straight chains, branched chains, or non-aromatic rings. Aliphatic compounds can be saturated, joined by single bonds, with double bonds or triple bonds. As long as it does not contain a benzene ring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some examples of Aliphatic Hydrocarbon are:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON

 

*Aromatic hydrocarbons also known as arenes. Hydrocarbons that have benzene rings are called aromatic hydrocarbons. They have a conjugate planar rings, instead of a straight o branched chains. Benzene rings are hexagonal rings arrangement, consisting of six carbon atoms.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HYDROCARBONS

 

*Hydrocarbons are the simplest organic compounds. They are organic compounds consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon. The carbon atoms join together to form the framework of the compound; the hydrogen atoms attach to them in many different configurations.

 

*There are three types of hydrocarbons:

 

• Saturated or Alkanes are those which does not have double bonds. They are the simplest of all hydrocarbons.

• Unsaturated hydrocarbons have one or more double or triple bonds between carbon atoms. Those with double bond are called alkenes. Those containing triple bonds are called alkynes.

• Cycloalkanes are hydrocarbons containing one or more carbon rings to which hydrogen atoms are attached.

 

• Aromatic hydrocarbons, also known as arenes, are hydrocarbons that have at least one aromatic ring.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Written By: Krystelle Bautista