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 2,3,3-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-dimethylpentane 2,4,6-trimethyl-Octane 2,4,6-trimethyldecane 2,4-dimethylheptane 2,4-dimethylhexane 2,5,9-Trimethyldecane 2,5-dimethylundecane 2,6,7-trimethyldecane 2,6,8-trimethyldecane 2,6,11-trimethyldodecane 2,6-dimethyl-Nonane 2,6-Dimethyldecane 2,6-dimethylheptadecane 2,7,10-trimethyldodecane 2,8-dimethyl-Undecane 2,9-dimethyldecane 2-methyl-Hexadecane 2-methyl-Pentadecane 2-Methylhenicosane 2-Methylheptane 2-methylhexane 2-methylicosane 2-Methylpentane 2-Methyltetracosane 3,3,5-Trimethylheptane 3,3-dimethylhexane 3,3-dimethyloctane 3,5-dimethyl-Heptane 3,5-dimethyloctane 3,6-dimethyl-Decane 3,6-dimethyl-Octane 3,7-dimethyl-Decane 3,7-dimethylundecane 3,8-dimethylundecane 3-ethyl-2,7-dimethyloctane 3-ethyl-3-methyldecane 3-ethylpentane 3-methyl-pentadecane 3-methyl-Tridecane 3-methyl-Undecane 3-Methyldecane 3-Methylheptane 3-methylhexane 3-Methyloctadecane 3-methylpentane 3-Methyltetradecane 4,6-dimethyldodecane 4,6-dimethylundecane 4,7-dimethylundecane 4-methyl-Tetradecane 4-methylheptadecane 4-methylheptane 4-Methylnonacosane 4-Methylpentadecane 4-methyltridecane 4-methylundecane 5,5-Dibutylnonane 5,6-dimethyl-Decane 5-methyl-Nonane 6-ethyl-2-methyl-Octane 6-Methylheptadecane 9-Methylnonadecane 10,22-Dimethyldotriacontane 12-Methyltetracosane 13,17-Dimethyltritetracontane 13-Methylheptatriacontane 15-Methyltetratriacontane butane decane Decane, 2,4-dimethyl- Decane, 5-methyl- dodecane Dodecane, 4-methyl- ethane farnesane heptane hexane Hexane, 2,2,5-trimethyl- isobutane isooctane isopentane long-chain alkane methane neopentane nonane Nonane, 2,5-dimethyl- Nonane, 4,5-dimethyl- Nonane, 4-methyl- Nonane, 5-methyl-5-propyl- octane pentane propane undecane Undecane, 2,9-dimethyl- Undecane, 2-methyl- Undecane, 5,7-dimethyl- xi-2,3-Dimethylhexane xi-4-Methyldecane
inverse is_substituent_group_from:	alkyl group