Aliphatic compound

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In organic chemistry, hydrocarbons (compounds comprising carbon and hydrogen) are divided into two classes: aromatic compounds and aliphatic compounds ( ; G. aleiphar , fats, oils) are also known as non-aromatic compounds. Alipatics can be cyclic, but only aromatic compounds containing very stable atomic rings, such as benzene. Aliphatic compounds may be saturated, such as hexane, or unsaturated, such as hexene and hex. Open chain compounds (either straight or branched) do not contain any type of ring, and are thus aliphatic.

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Structure

The aliphatic compound may be saturated, joined by a single (alkane), or unsaturated, bond with a double bond (alkene) or triple bond (alkynes). In addition to hydrogen, other elements can be bound to the carbon chain, the most common being oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and chlorine.

The most complex aliphatic compound is methane (CH ₄ ).

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Properties

Most of the aliphatic compounds are flammable, allowing the use of hydrocarbons as fuels, such as methane in Bunsen burners and as liquefied natural gas (LNG), and acetylene in welds.

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Examples of aliphatic/non-aromatic compounds

The most important aliphatic compounds are:

• n-, iso- and cyclo-alk an ice (saturated hydrocarbons)
• n-, iso- and cyclo-alk en ice and -cal yn ice (unsaturated hydrocarbon).

Important examples of low molecular aliphatic compounds can be found in the list below (ordered by the number of carbon atoms):

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References

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