Ch 2: Alkanes and Cycloalkanes

1. Alkanes
   1. Alkanes: saturated hydrocarbons
   2. Drawing alkane structures
   3. Constitutional isomerism
   4. Alkane nomenclature
   5. Alkyl group names
   6. Classification of C and H types for alkyl groups
2. Cycloalkanes
   1. Monocyclic alkanes
   2. Bicyclic alkanes
3. Conformations of alkanes
   1. Newman Projections
   2. Conformational analysis of ethane
   3. Butane and gauche conformations
4. Conformations and structures of cycloalkanes
   1. Rings with fewer than seven carbons
   2. Cylohexane conformations
      1. Chair conformation: axial and equatorial positions
      2. Drawing chair conformations
      3. Ring flipping
      4. Chair drawing and ring flipping video
      5. Analysis of substituted cycloalkhexanes
   3. Cis-trans isomerism in cycloalkanes
5. Physical properties of alkanes
   1. Boiling points & solubility
   2. Dispersion forces
6. Reactions of alkanes :combustion and halogenation
7. Sources of Alkanes
   1. Fossil fuels
   2. Fractional distillation of petroleum