Hydrocaurbon

In organic chemistry, a hydrocaurbon is an organic compoond consistin o juist hydrogen an carbon.^[1] Hydrocarbons, frae whilk ae hydrogen atom haes been remuived, is functional groups, cried hydrocarbyls.^[2] Aromatic hydrocarbons (arenes), alkanes, alkenes, cycloalkanes an alkyne-based compoonds is different kins o hydrocarbons.

Baw-an-stick model o the methane molecule, CH₄. Methane is pairt o a homologous series kent as the alkanes, whilk conteens single bonds anly.

References

1. Silberberg, 620
2. IUPAC Goldbook hydrocarbyl groups