Is methylcyclopropane an alkane or an alkene or an alcohol?

Answer 1

Propane is an alkane. The last syllable of the name indicates this.

An alkyne (which contains a triple bonded carbon to carbon link) would end in "-yne" and an alkene (which contains a double bonded carbon to carbon link) would end in "-ene".

The first syllable indicates the length of the carbon chain. So "meth-" is a single carbon, "eth-" two, "prop-" three.

Therefore propane is a three carbon singly bonded molecule.

Answer 2

Methylcyclopropane is an alkane as the suffix at the end of the IUPAC name is -ane. This means it a saturated hydrocarbon with the formula C4H8. Its structure will be a three-membered carbon ring with a methyl group bonded to anyone of the carbons.

If it was an alkene then the suffix would be -ene and the structure would contain a C=C double bond.

An alcohol has the suffix -ol and contains an -OH functional group.

Answer 3

The answer comes from the suffix of propanol. -oldenotes an alcohol.

Answer 4

Methane is an alkane. It has no double bonds which alkenes do have.

Answer 5

No. Propane is a chemical compound, specifically a hydrocarbon. An alloy is a mixture of metals.

Answer 6

yes it is a alkane

Answer 7

Alkene