How are cycloalkanes named?

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How are cycloalkanes named?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-27T17:33:26

How big is the ring.....?

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The smallest cycloalkane available is $C_{3} H_{6}$ $C_3H_6$ , $cyclopropane$ $"cyclopropane"$ , and then we gots $C_{4} H_{8}$ $C_4H_8$ , $cyclobutane$ $"cyclobutane"$ , and then we gots $C_{5} H_{10}$ $C_5H_10$ , $cyclopentane$ $"cyclopentane"$ , and then we gots $C_{6} H_{12}$ $C_6H_12$ , $cyclohexane$ $"cyclohexane"$ ....

And thus cycloalkanes have the ONE DEGREE OF UNSATURATION.

And of course the carbocyclic ring can have substituents, and this often adds a geometric dimension to the ring structure....two substituents can be on the same ( $cis$ $"cis"$ ) or OPPOSITE ( $trans$ $"trans"$ )sides of the ring.

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