. Alkyl radical is derivative of (1) alkane (2) alkene (3) alkyne (4) all
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Alkane:-
They are hydrocarbons which are joined by single bonds only. Thus called as saturated hydrocarbons They are less reactive in nature as the carbons bonds are stable.They are also called paraffins They are simplest of the hydrocarbons which have no functional groups attached to the carbon atoms. Some examples are Methane-
C
H
4
Ethane-
C
2
H
6
etc. The general formula is
C
n
H
2
n
+
2
.
Alkene:-
They are joined by at least one double bond between them.They are reactive in nature and are called as unsaturated hydrocarbons. Without the presence of any functional group they are called as olefin. They have
π
bond between the atoms which is generally the reason for their reactive nature. Some of the examples are Ethene-
C
2
H
2
, Propene-
C
3
H
6
etc.Their general formula (not including cyclic compound) is
C
n
H
2
n
.
Alkyl:-
They are the hydrocarbons which are formed when one hydrogen molecule is removed from the alkane(it can be any alkane).They are normally reactive in nature. Their examples include - Methyl-
C
H
3
, Ethyl-
C
2
H
5
etc. Their general formula(not including cyclic compounds) is
C
n
H
2
n
+
1
. They tend to exist as a part of a bigger molecule i.e. derivatives of the alkane groups.
Alkyne:-
They are unsaturated hydrocarbons which are having at least one triple bond between them.They are also called as acetylenes.They are also reactive in nature i.e. most reactive between the alkane, alkene and alkyl. Some of the examples are Ethyne-
C
2
H
2
and Propyne-
C
3
H
4
etc.Their general formula is
C
n
H
2
n
−
2
.
But the major difference between them is their structure and their way of reactivity. Their general formula is also a way of differentiating between them.