Cyclic hydrocarbons (1 Viewer)

[xwrathbringerx]

Hi

What is the name and formulae of the smallest possible cyclic hydrocarbon? Is it cyclopropane???

 

[gurmies]

Hi

What is the name and formulae of the smallest possible cyclic hydrocarbon? Is it cyclopropane???

Cyclopropane, with formula C3H6.

 

[Trebla]

Cycloproprane is very rarely found in pure form because it is very reactive. The angles of the bonds are 60 degrees which is a huge strain on the typical 109.5 degrees a carbon atom takes in a tetrahedral configuration (where all electron pairs are as far apart as possible), therefore it is not very stable.

 

[brenton1987]

But it is the smallest and it is possible.