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Author:HansLohninger

Followingisalistofalkanesshowingtheirchemicalformulas,theirnames,thenumberof
isomers,andthemeltingandtheboilingpoint.Pleasenotethat,exceptforthefirstfouralkanes
(n=1..4),theirchemicalnamescanbederivedfromthenumberofCatomsbyusingGreek
numericalprefixesdenotingthenumberofcarbonsandthesuffix"ane".

Formula Name(s) No.ofIsomers m.p.[C] b.p.[C]

CH4 methane(naturalgas) 1 183 162
C2H6 ethane 1 172 89
C3H8 propanedimethylmethane 1 188 42
C4H10 nbutanemethylethylmethane 2 138 0
C5H12 npentane 3 130 36
C6H14 nhexane 5 95 69
C7H16 nheptane 9 91 98
C8H18 noctane 18 57 126
C9H20 nnonane 35 54 151
C10H22 ndecane 75 30 174
C11H24 nundecanehendecane 159 26 196
C12H26 ndodecane 355 10 216.2
C13H28 nTridecane 802 5 234
C14H30 nTetradecane 1858 5.5 253
C15H32 nPentadecane 4347 9.9 268270
C16H34 nHexadecanecetane 10359 18 287

C17H36 nHeptadecane 24894 21 302

C18H38 nOctadecane 60523 2830 317
C19H40 nNonadecane 148284 3234 330
C20H42 nIcosaneeicosane 366319 36.7 342.7
C21H44 nhenicosane 910726 40.5 356.5
C22H46 nDocosane 2278638 43 369
C23H48 nTricosane 5731580 4850 380
C24H50 ntetracosane 14490245 52 391.3
C25H52 nPentacosane 36797588 54 401.9
C26H54 nhexacosaneceranehexeikosane 93839412 56.4 412.2
C27H56 nHeptacosane 240215803 59.5 422
C28H58 nOctacosane 617105614 64.5 431.6
C29H60 nNonacosane 1590507121 63.7 440.8
C30H62 nTriacontane 4111846763 65.8 449.7
C31H64 nhentriacontaneuntriacontane 10660307791 67.9 458
C32H66 nDotriacontane 27711253769 69 467
C33H68 nTritriacontane 72214088660 7072
C34H70 nTetratriacontane 1.88626x1011 72.6
C35H72 nPentatriacontane 4.93783x1011 75 490
C36H74 nHexatriacontane 1.29530x1012 7476
C37H76 nHeptatriacontane 3.40449x1012
C38H78 nOctatriacontane 8.96475x1012
C39H80 nNonatriacontane 2.36475x1013
C40H82 nTetracontane 6.24818x1013 82 525
C41H84 nHentetracontane 1.65351x1014
C42H86 nDotetracontane 4.38243x1014
C43H88 nTritetracontane 1.16317x1015
C44H90 nTetratetracontane 3.09146x1015
C45H92 nPentatetracontane 8.22716x1015
C46H94 nHexatetracontane 2.19218x1016
C47H96 nHeptatetracontane 5.84818x1016
C48H98 nOctatetracontane 1.56192x1017
 C49H100 nNonatetracontane 4.17612x1017

C50H102 nPentacontane 1.11774x1018 91 575

C60H122 nHexacontane 2.21587x1022
C70H142 nHeptacontane 4.71485x1026
C80H162 nOctacontane 1.05645x1031
C90H182 nNonacontane 2.46245x1035
C100H202 nHectane 5.92107x1039
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