Organic Chemistry
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Organic Chemistry
Haloalkane
An alkane in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogen atoms.
Organic ChemistryHomologous Series
A family of compounds sharing the same functional group and general formula, with successive members differing by CH₂.
Organic ChemistryHydrocarbon
A compound composed exclusively of carbon and hydrogen.
Organic ChemistryHyperconjugation
The stabilising delocalisation of electrons from a sigma C–H bond into an adjacent empty or partly filled p orbital.
Organic ChemistryHückel's Rule
The rule that a planar cyclic conjugated system is aromatic if it contains 4n + 2 pi electrons.