The general formula for the alkanes is C n H 2n+2 (where n is the number of carbon atoms in the molecule).

The solubility of water in alkanes found in crude oil as a function of temperature has been calculated. In addition, we have developed a new correlation for solubility of water in crude oil that ...

A dilute solution of bromine is added to samples of heptane and cyclohexene. The bromination reactions and mechanisms are compared. UV light splits the bromine molecule into two reactive radicals, ...

Bromine water is an orange solution of bromine. It becomes colourless when it is shaken with an alkene. Alkenes can decolourise bromine water, but alkanes cannot. The slideshow shows this process.

Being the only sustainable source of organic carbon, biomass is playing an ever-increasingly important role in our energy landscape. The conversion of renewable lignocellulosic biomass into liquid ...