Hydrocarbons

Hydrocarbons are the simplest organic compounds . Containing only carbon and hydrogen, they can be straight-chain, branched chain, or cyclic molecules. Carbon tends to form four bonds in a tetrahedral geometry. Hydrocarbon derivatives are formed when there is a substitution of a functional group at one or more of these positions.

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Derivatives of Hydrocarbons

An almost unlimited number of carbon compounds can be formed by the addition of a functional group to a hydrocarbon.

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Functional Groups

A functional group is a reactive portion of a molecule; particular types of reactions are associated with the functional groups described below.

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