Term Name:	alkane
Synonyms:	alcane, alcanes, alcano, alcanos, Alkan, Alkane, alkanes, an alkane, RH
Definition:	An acyclic branched or unbranched hydrocarbon having the general formula CnH2n+2, and therefore consisting entirely of hydrogen atoms and saturated carbon atoms.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:18310] ( EBI )

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is a type of:	aliphatic compound hydrocarbon
has subtype:	2,2,4,4,6,8,8-heptamethylnonane 2,2,4,6,6-pentamethylheptane 2,2,4-trimethylhexane 2,2,5-trimethylhexane 2,3,3-trimethylpentane 2,3,4-trimethylpentane 2,3,4-trimethyltriacontane 2,3,5,8-tetramethyldecane 2,3,5-trimethylhexane 2,3,6,7-tetramethyloctane 2,3-dimethylbutane 2,3-dimethylhexane 2,3-dimethylpentane 2,4,6-trimethyldecane 2,4,6-trimethyloctane 2,4-dimethyldecane 2,4-dimethyldodecane 2,4-dimethylheptane 2,4-dimethylhexane 2,5,9-trimethyldecane 2,5-dimethylnonane 2,5-dimethylundecane 2,6,7-trimethyldecane 2,6,8-trimethyldecane 2,6,11-trimethyldodecane 2,6-dimethyldecane 2,6-dimethylheptadecane 2,6-dimethylnonane 2,7,10-trimethyldodecane 2,8-dimethylundecane 2,9-dimethyldecane 2,9-dimethylundecane 2-methylhenicosane 2-methylheptane 2-methylhexadecane 2-methylhexane 2-methylicosane 2-methylpentadecane 2-methylpentane 2-methyltetracosane 2-methylundecane 3,3,5-trimethylheptane 3,3-dimethylhexane 3,3-dimethyloctane 3,5-dimethylheptane 3,5-dimethyloctane 3,6-dimethyldecane 3,6-dimethyloctane 3,7-dimethyldecane 3,7-dimethylundecane 3,8-dimethylundecane 3-ethyl-2,7-dimethyloctane 3-ethyl-3-methyldecane 3-ethylpentane 3-methyldecane 3-methylheptane 3-methylhexane 3-methyloctadecane 3-methylpentadecane 3-methylpentane 3-methyltetradecane 3-methyltridecane 4,5-dimethylnonane 4,6-dimethyldodecane 4,6-dimethylundecane 4,7-dimethylundecane 4-methyldecane 4-methyldodecane 4-methylheptadecane 4-methylheptane 4-methylnonacosane 4-methylnonane 4-methylpentadecane 4-methyltetradecane 4-methyltridecane 4-methylundecane 5,5-dibutylnonane 5,6-dimethyldecane 5,7-dimethylundecane 5-methyl-5-propylnonane 5-methyldecane 5-methylnonane 6-ethyl-2-methyloctane 6-methylheptadecane 7-methyltricosane 9-methylnonadecane 10,22-dimethyldotriacontane 12-methyltetracosane 13,17-dimethyltritetracontane 13-methylheptatriacontane 15-methyltetratriacontane butane decane dodecane ethane farnesane heptane hexane isobutane isooctane isopentane long-chain alkane methane neopentane nonane octane pentane propane undecane
inverse is_substituent_group_from:	alkyl group