List of straight-chain alkanes
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The following is a list of straight-chain and branched alkanes and their common names, sorted by number of carbon atoms.
| Number of C atoms | Number of isomers | Number of isomers including stereoisomers | Molecular Formula | Name of straight chain | Synonyms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | CH4 | methane | methyl hydride; natural gas |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | C2H6 | ethane | dimethyl; ethyl hydride; methyl methane |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | C3H8 | propane | dimethyl methane; propyl hydride |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | C4H10 | n-butane | butyl hydride; methylethyl methane |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | C5H12 | n-pentane | amyl hydride; Skellysolve A |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | C6H14 | n-hexane | dipropyl; Gettysolve-B; hexyl hydride; Skellysolve B |
| 7 | 9 | 11 | C7H16 | n-heptane | dipropyl methane; Gettysolve-C; heptyl hydride; Skellysolve C |
| 8 | 18 | 24 | C8H18 | n-octane | dibutyl; octyl hydride |
| 9 | 35 | 55 | C9H20 | n-nonane | nonyl hydride; Shellsol 140 |
| 10 | 75 | 136 | C10H22 | n-decane | decyl hydride |
| 11 | 159 | 345 | C11H24 | n-undecane | hendecane |
| 12 | 355 | 900 | C12H26 | n-dodecane | adakane 12; bihexyl; dihexyl; duodecane |
| 13 | 802 | 2412 | C13H28 | n-tridecane | |
| 14 | 1858 | 6563 | C14H30 | n-tetradecane | |
| 15 | 4347 | 18127 | C15H32 | n-pentadecane | |
| 16 | 10359 | 50699 | C16H34 | n-hexadecane | cetane |
| 17 | 24894 | 143255 | C17H36 | n-heptadecane | |
| 18 | 60523 | 408429 | C18H38 | n-octadecane | |
| 19 | 148284 | 1173770 | C19H40 | n-nonadecane | |
| 20 | 366319 | 3396844 | C20H42 | n-icosane | didecyl icosane |
| 21 | 910726 | 9891650 | C21H44 | n-henicosane | henicosane |
| 22 | 2278638 | 28972080 | C22H46 | n-docosane | |
| 23 | 5731580 | 85289390 | C23H48 | n-tricosane | |
| 24 | 14490245 | 252260276 | C24H50 | n-tetracosane | tetrakosane |
| 25 | 36797588 | 749329719 | C25H52 | n-pentacosane | paraffin wax |
| 26 | 93839412 | 2234695030 | C26H54 | n-hexacosane | cerane; hexeikosane |
| 27 | 240215803 | 6688893603 | C27H56 | n-heptacosane | |
| 28 | 617105614 | 20089296554 | C28H58 | n-octacosane | |
| 29 | 1590507121 | 60526543480 | C29H60 | n-nonacosane | |
| 30 | 4111846763 | 182896187256 | C30H62 | n-triacontane | |
| 31 | 10660307791 | 554188210352 | C31H64 | n-hentriacontane | untriacontane |
| 32 | 27711253769 | 1683557607211 | C32H66 | n-dotriacontane | dicetyl |
| 33 | 72214088660 | 5126819371356 | C33H68 | n-tritriacontane | |
| 34 | 188626236139 | 15647855317080 | C34H70 | n-tetratriacontane | |
| 35 | 493782952902 | 47862049187447 | C35H72 | n-pentatriacontane | |
| 36 | 1295297588128 | 146691564302648 | C36H74 | n-hexatriacontane | |
| 37 | 3404490780161 | 450451875783866 | C37H76 | n-heptatriacontane | |
| 38 | 8964747474595 | 1385724615285949 | C38H78 | n-octatriacontane | |
| 39 | 23647478933969 | 4270217915878409 | C39H80 | n-nonatriacontane | |
| 40 | 62481801147341 | 13180446189326135 | C40H82 | n-tetracontane | |
| 41 | 165351455535782 | 40745751356421890 | C41H84 | n-hentetracontane | |
| 42 | 438242894769226 | 126146261761339138 | C42H86 | n-dotetracontane | |
| 43 | 1163169707886427 | 391089580997271932 | C43H88 | n-tritetracontane | |
| 44 | 3091461011836856 | 1214115357550059889 | C44H90 | n-tetratetracontane | |
| 45 | 8227162372221203 | 3773978533594435261 | C45H92 | n-pentatetracontane | |
| 46 | 21921834086683418 | 1.1745467×1019 | C46H94 | n-hexatetracontane | |
| 47 | 58481806621987010 | 3.6597363×1019 | C47H96 | n-heptatetracontane | |
| 48 | 156192366474590639 | 1.1416068×1020 | C48H98 | n-octatetracontane | |
| 49 | 417612400765382272 | 3.5649261×1020 | C49H100 | n-nonatetracontane | |
| 50 | 1117743651746953270 | 1.1143789×1021 | C50H102 | n-pentacontane | |
| 51 | 2.99466×1018 | C51H104 | n-henpentacontane | ||
| 52 | 8.03108×1018 | C52H106 | n-dopentacontane | ||
| 53 | 2.15578×1019 | C53H108 | n-tripentacontane | ||
| 54 | 5.79192×1019 | C54H110 | n-tetrapentacontane | ||
| 55 | 1.55745×1020 | C55H112 | n-pentapentacontane | ||
| 56 | 4.1915×1020 | C56H114 | n-hexapentacontane | ||
| 57 | 1.12894×1021 | C57H116 | n-heptapentacontane | ||
| 58 | 3.04304×1021 | C58H118 | n-octapentacontane | ||
| 59 | 8.20862×1021 | C59H120 | n-nonapentacontane | ||
| 60 | 2.21587×1022 | C60H122 | n-hexacontane | ||
| 61 | 5.98581×1022 | C61H124 | n-henhexacontane | ||
| 62 | 1.61806×1023 | C62H126 | n-dohexacontane | ||
| 63 | 4.37672×1023 | C63H128 | n-trihexacontane | ||
| 64 | 1.18462×1024 | C64H130 | n-tetrahexacontane | ||
| 65 | 3.20829×1024 | C65H132 | n-pentahexacontane | ||
| 66 | 8.69413×1024 | C66H134 | n-hexahexacontane | ||
| 67 | 2.35738×1025 | C67H136 | n-heptahexacontane | ||
| 68 | 6.39552×1025 | C68H138 | n-octahexacontane | ||
| 69 | 1.73603×1026 | C69H140 | n-nonahexacontane | ||
| 70 | 4.71485×1026 | C70H142 | n-heptacontane | ||
| 71 | 1.28115×1027 | C71H144 | n-henheptacontane | ||
| 72 | 3.48297×1027 | C72H146 | n-doheptacontane | ||
| 73 | 9.47345×1027 | C73H148 | n-triheptacontane | ||
| 74 | 2.57793×1028 | C74H150 | n-tetraheptacontane | ||
| 75 | 7.01832×1028 | C75H152 | n-pentaheptacontane | ||
| 76 | 1.91156×1029 | C76H154 | n-hexaheptacontane | ||
| 77 | 5.20874×1029 | C77H156 | n-heptaheptacontane | ||
| 78 | 1.41991×1030 | C78H158 | n-octaheptacontane | ||
| 79 | 3.87228×1030 | C79H160 | n-nonaheptacontane | ||
| 80 | 1.05645×1031 | C80H162 | n-octacontane | ||
| 81 | 2.88336×1031 | C81H164 | n-henoctacontane | ||
| 82 | 7.87256×1031 | C82H166 | n-dooctacontane | ||
| 83 | 2.15028×1032 | C83H168 | n-trioctacontane | ||
| 84 | 5.87532×1032 | C84H170 | n-tetraoctacontane | ||
| 85 | 1.60591×1033 | C85H172 | n-pentaoctacontane | ||
| 86 | 4.39100×1033 | C86H174 | n-hexaoctacontane | ||
| 87 | 1.20103×1034 | C87H176 | n-heptaoctacontane | ||
| 88 | 3.28613×1034 | C88H178 | n-octaoctacontane | ||
| 89 | 8.99410×1034 | C89H180 | n-nonaoctacontane | ||
| 90 | 2.46245×1035 | C90H182 | n-nonacontane | ||
| 91 | 6.74392×1035 | C91H184 | n-hennonacontane | ||
| 92 | 1.84752×1036 | C92H186 | n-dononacontane | ||
| 93 | 5.06282×1036 | C93H188 | n-trinonacontane | ||
| 94 | 1.38779×1037 | C94H190 | n-tetranonacontane | ||
| 95 | 3.80518×1037 | C95H192 | n-pentanonacontane | ||
| 96 | 1.04364×1038 | C96H194 | n-hexanonacontane | ||
| 97 | 2.86313×1038 | C97H196 | n-heptanonacontane | ||
| 98 | 7.85685×1038 | C98H198 | n-octanonacontane | ||
| 99 | 2.15660×1039 | C99H200 | n-nonanonacontane | ||
| 100 | 5.92107×1039 | C100H202 | n-hectane | ||
| 101 | 1.62608×1040 | C101H204 | n-henihectane | ||
| 102 | 4.46671×1040 | C102H206 | n-dohectane | ||
| 103 | 1.22727×1041 | C103H208 | n-trihectane | ||
| 104 | 3.37282×1041 | C104H210 | n-tetrahectane | ||
| 105 | 9.27143×1041 | C105H212 | n-pentahectane | ||
| 106 | 2.54918×1042 | C106H214 | n-hexahectane | ||
| 107 | 7.01051×1042 | C107H216 | n-heptahectane | ||
| 108 | 1.92839×1043 | C108H218 | n-octahectane | ||
| 109 | 5.30557×1043 | C109H220 | n-nonahectane | ||
| 110 | 1.46003×1044 | C110H222 | n-decahectane | ||
| 111 | 4.01866×1044 | C111H224 | n-undecahectane | ||
| 112 | 1.1063396×1045 | C112H226 | n-dodecahectane | ||
| 113 | 3.0479186×1045 | C113H228 | n-tridecahectane | ||
| 114 | 8.3899994×1045 | C114H230 | n-tetradecahectane | ||
| 115 | 2.3122936×1046 | C115H232 | n-pentadecahectane | ||
| 116 | 6.3675155×1046 | C116H234 | n-hexadecahectane | ||
| 117 | 1.7555388×1047 | C117H236 | n-heptadecahectane | ||
| 118 | 4.8361667×1047 | C118H238 | n-octadecahectane | ||
| 119 | 1.3338183×1048 | C119H240 | n-nonadecahectane | ||
| 120 | 3.6757402×1048 | C120H242 | n-icosahectane | ||
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External links[edit]
- Isomer Count A calculator that can determine the number of isomers, stereoisomers, and structurally unfavourable isomers for a particular alkane.