Organic Chemistry
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Haloalkane
Organic Chemistry
Dimensionless
An alkane in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogen atoms.
R–X (X = F, Cl, Br, I)
Homologous Series
Organic Chemistry
Dimensionless
A family of compounds sharing the same functional group and general formula, with successive members differing by CH₂.
differ by −CH₂−
Hydrocarbon
Organic Chemistry
Dimensionless
A compound composed exclusively of carbon and hydrogen.
CₓH_y
Hyperconjugation
Organic Chemistry
kJ/mol
The stabilising delocalisation of electrons from a sigma C–H bond into an adjacent empty or partly filled p orbital.
Hückel's Rule
Organic Chemistry
Dimensionless
The rule that a planar cyclic conjugated system is aromatic if it contains 4n + 2 pi electrons.
4n + 2 π electrons