2006-09-28 14:55:35 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Whether alkane is a functional group could be some kind of trick Q. It is normally assumed to be the backbone of organics, but I guess you could rate it as a group.
Cyclopentyne, if it exists, would be a highly unstable cmpd b/c of the strain of twisting a linear (180degree) f group into a ring.
See a discussion of bond-strain and cyclopropane, as well as alkyne f group to understand this better.
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2006-09-28 15:05:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alkanes can become functional groups if you strip off the terminal hydrogen...Hence Methans becomes a methyl group, ethane an ethyl group etc.
Cyclopentane put too much strain on the carbon-carbon bonds thus making them unstable.
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2006-09-28 15:06:37 · answer #2 · answered by The Cheminator 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋