Cycloalkane facts for kids

Diagram of cyclobutane

Cycloalkanes are hydrocarbons with the carbon atoms connected in a circle with each atom, in simple forms, connected to two hydrogen atoms.

Here is a list of the first ten Cycloalkanes:

• Cyclopropane (C₃H₆)
• Cyclobutane (C₄H₈)
• Cyclopentane (C₅H₁₀)
• Cyclohexane (C₆H₁₂)
• Cycloheptane (C₇H₁₄)
• Cyclooctane (C₈H₁₆)
• Cyclononane (C₉H₁₈)
• Cyclodecane (C₁₀H₂₀)
• Cycloundecane (C₁₁H₂₂)
• Cyclododecane (C₁₂H₂₄)
• Cyclotridecane(C₁₃H₂₆)

Images for kids

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  Ball-and-stick model of cyclobutane

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  Norbornane (also called bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane)

See also

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