Table of some cycloalkanes   close this window to return to chapter 11 outline

# of C

name

condensed formula of

‘normal’ isomer

Kekule structure

skeleton structure

3

cyclopropane

(CH2)3

4

cyclobutane

(CH2)4

5

cyclopentane

(CH2)5

6

cyclohexane

(CH2)6

7

cycloheptane

(CH2)7

8

cyclooctane

(CH2)8

9

cyclononane

(CH2)9

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10

cyclodecane

(CH2)10

n

cycloalkane

(CH2)n

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“sterane”

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