Alkanes
Alkanes: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Alkanes, Preparation of Alkanes, Halogenation of Alkanes, Nomenclature of Alkanes, Physical Properties of Alkanes, Chemical Properties of Alkanes, Structure of Alkanes, Isomerism in Alkanes and, Aromatisation of Alkanes
Important Questions on Alkanes
Which of the following compounds does not dissolve in conc. even on warming?

When cyclohexane is poured on water, it floats, because –

Complete and name the products for the following reactions:



methylpropane is chlorinated. The major product is


The image below shows the boiling point of first seven straight chain primary alcohols and first seven straight chain primary alkanes.
The boiling point of both the series increase monotonically with increasing size of the molecules. However, the slope of increment is different for both the series. Observe the above graph and answer the following question:
Will the graph look like almost the same if boiling point is replaced with melting point?

The image below shows the boiling point of first seven straight chain primary alcohols and first seven straight chain primary alkanes.
The boiling point of both the series increase monotonically with increasing size of the molecules. However, the slope of increment is different for both the series. Observe the above graph and answer the following question:
Can the two graphs ever intersect?

The image below shows the boiling point of first seven straight chain primary alcohols and first seven straight chain primary alkanes.
The boiling point of both the series increase monotonically with increasing size of the molecules. However, the slope of increment is different for both the series. Observe the above graph and answer the following question:
Why do the differences in boiling point between corresponding alcohols and alkanes get less as the number of carbon atoms increase?


Which of the following reaction mechanism is not involved in the given reaction sequence?

Select the alkane which forms four isomeric dihalo derivatives.

Sodium sodium salt of butanoic acid is subjected to decarboxylation in presence of soda lime?



The ratio of products, 1-chloropropane to 2-chloropropane respectively formed in the chlorination of propane if all the hydrogens are abstracted at equal rates is :

contains X number of allylic hydrogen and contains Y number of allylic hydrogen.The number of structural isomers of are


