List of alkanes

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The following is a list of straight-chain alkanes and their common names, sorted by number of carbon atoms.

Number of C atoms Formula Common name Synonyms
1 CH₄ Methane marsh gas; methyl hydride; natural gas
2 C₂H₆ Ethane dimethyl; ethyl hydride; methyl methane
3 C₃H₈ Propane dimethyl methane; propyl hydride
4 C₄H₁₀ n-Butane butyl hydride; methylethyl methane
5 C₅H₁₂ n-Pentane amyl hydride; Skellysolve A
6 C₆H₁₄ n-Hexane dipropyl; Gettysolve-B; hexyl hydride; Skellysolve B
7 C₇H₁₆ n-Heptane dipropyl methane; Gettysolve-C; heptyl hydride; Skellysolve C
8 C₈H₁₈ n-Octane dibutyl; octyl hydride
9 C₉H₂₀ n-Nonane nonyl hydride; Shellsol 140
10 C₁₀H₂₂ n-Decane decyl hydride
11 C₁₁H₂₄ n-Undecane hendecane
12 C₁₂H₂₆ n-Dodecane adakane 12; bihexyl; dihexyl; duodecane
13 C₁₃H₂₈ n-Tridecane
14 C₁₄H₃₀ n-Tetradecane
15 C₁₅H₃₂ n-Pentadecane
16 C₁₆H₃₄ n-Hexadecane cetane
17 C₁₇H₃₆ n-Heptadecane
18 C₁₈H₃₈ n-Octadecane
19 C₁₉H₄₀ n-Nonadecane
20 C₂₀H₄₂ n-Eicosane didecyl
21 C₂₁H₄₄ n-Heneicosane
22 C₂₂H₄₆ n-Docosane
23 C₂₃H₄₈ n-Tricosane
24 C₂₄H₅₀ n-Tetracosane tetrakosane
25 C₂₅H₅₂ n-Pentacosane
26 C₂₆H₅₄ n-Hexacosane cerane; hexeikosane
27 C₂₇H₅₆ n-Heptacosane
28 C₂₈H₅₈ n-Octacosane
29 C₂₉H₆₀ n-Nonacosane
30 C₃₀H₆₂ n-Triacontane
31 C₃₁H₆₄ n-Hentriacontane untriacontane
32 C₃₂H₆₆ n-Dotriacontane dicetyl
33 C₃₃H₆₈ n-Tritriacontane
34 C₃₄H₇₀ n-Tetratriacontane
35 C₃₅H₇₂ n-Pentatriacontane
36 C₃₆H₇₄ n-Hexatriacontane
37 C₃₇H₇₆ n-Heptatriacontane
38 C₃₈H₇₈ n-Octatriacontane
39 C₃₉H₈₀ n-Nonatriacontane
40 C₄₀H₈₂ n-Tetracontane
41 C₄₁H₈₄ n-Hentetracontane
42 C₄₂H₈₆ n-Dotetracontane
43 C₄₃H₈₈ n-Tritetracontane
44 C₄₄H₉₀ n-Tetratetracontane
45 C₄₅H₉₂ n-Pentatetracontane
46 C₄₆H₉₄ n-Hexatetracontane
47 C₄₇H₉₆ n-Heptatetracontane
48 C₄₈H₉₈ n-Octatetracontane
49 C₄₉H₁₀₀ n-Nonatetracontane
50 C₅₀H₁₀₂ n-Pentacontane
51 C₅₁H₁₀₄ n-Henpentacontane
52 C₅₂H₁₀₆ n-Dopentacontane
53 C₅₃H₁₀₈ n-Tripentacontane
54 C₅₄H₁₁₀ n-Tetrapentacontane
55 C₅₅H₁₁₂ n-Pentapentacontane
56 C₅₆H₁₁₄ n-Hexapentacontane
57 C₅₇H₁₁₆ n-Heptapentacontane
58 C₅₈H₁₁₈ n-Octapentacontane
59 C₅₉H₁₂₀ n-Nonapentacontane
60 C₆₀H₁₂₂ n-Hexacontane
61 C₆₁H₁₂₄ n-Henhexacontane
62 C₆₂H₁₂₆ n-Dohexacontane
63 C₆₃H₁₂₈ n-Trihexacontane
64 C₆₄H₁₃₀ n-Tetrahexacontane
65 C₆₅H₁₃₂ n-Pentahexacontane
66 C₆₆H₁₃₄ n-Hexahexacontane
67 C₆₇H₁₃₆ n-Heptahexacontane
68 C₆₈H₁₃₈ n-Octahexacontane
69 C₆₉H₁₄₀ n-Nonahexacontane
70 C₇₀H₁₄₂ n-Heptacontane
71 C₇₁H₁₄₄ n-Henheptacontane
72 C₇₂H₁₄₆ n-Doheptacontane
73 C₇₃H₁₄₈ n-Triheptacontane
74 C₇₄H₁₅₀ n-Tetraheptacontane
75 C₇₅H₁₅₂ n-Pentaheptacontane
76 C₇₆H₁₅₄ n-Hexapentacontane
77 C₇₇H₁₅₆ n-Heptaheptacontane
78 C₇₈H₁₅₈ n-Octaheptacontane
79 C₇₉H₁₆₀ n-Nonaheptacontane
80 C₈₀H₁₆₂ n-Octacontane
81 C₈₁H₁₆₄ n-Henoctacontane
82 C₈₂H₁₆₆ n-Dooctacontane
83 C₈₃H₁₆₈ n-Trioctacontane
84 C₈₄H₁₇₀ n-Tetraoctacontane
85 C₈₅H₁₇₂ n-Pentaoctacontane
86 C₈₆H₁₇₄ n-Hexaoctacontane
87 C₈₇H₁₇₆ n-Heptaoctacontane
88 C₈₈H₁₇₈ n-Octaoctacontane
89 C₈₉H₁₈₀ n-Nonaoctacontane
90 C₉₀H₁₈₂ n-Nonacontane
91 C₉₁H₁₈₄ n-Hennonacontane
92 C₉₂H₁₈₆ n-Dononacontane
93 C₉₃H₁₈₈ n-Trinonacontane
94 C₉₄H₁₉₀ n-Tetranonacontane
95 C₉₅H₁₉₂ n-Pentanonacontane
96 C₉₆H₁₉₄ n-Hexanonacontane
97 C₉₇H₁₉₆ n-Heptanonacontane
98 C₉₈H₁₉₈ n-Octanonacontane
99 C₉₉H₂₀₀ n-Nonanonacontane
100 C₁₀₀H₂₀₂ n-Hectane
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Number of C atoms	Formula	Common name	Synonyms
1	CH₄	Methane	marsh gas; methyl hydride; natural gas
2	C₂H₆	Ethane	dimethyl; ethyl hydride; methyl methane
3	C₃H₈	Propane	dimethyl methane; propyl hydride
4	C₄H₁₀	n-Butane	butyl hydride; methylethyl methane
5	C₅H₁₂	n-Pentane	amyl hydride; Skellysolve A
6	C₆H₁₄	n-Hexane	dipropyl; Gettysolve-B; hexyl hydride; Skellysolve B
7	C₇H₁₆	n-Heptane	dipropyl methane; Gettysolve-C; heptyl hydride; Skellysolve C
8	C₈H₁₈	n-Octane	dibutyl; octyl hydride
9	C₉H₂₀	n-Nonane	nonyl hydride; Shellsol 140
10	C₁₀H₂₂	n-Decane	decyl hydride
11	C₁₁H₂₄	n-Undecane	hendecane
12	C₁₂H₂₆	n-Dodecane	adakane 12; bihexyl; dihexyl; duodecane
13	C₁₃H₂₈	n-Tridecane
14	C₁₄H₃₀	n-Tetradecane
15	C₁₅H₃₂	n-Pentadecane
16	C₁₆H₃₄	n-Hexadecane	cetane
17	C₁₇H₃₆	n-Heptadecane
18	C₁₈H₃₈	n-Octadecane
19	C₁₉H₄₀	n-Nonadecane
20	C₂₀H₄₂	n-Eicosane	didecyl
21	C₂₁H₄₄	n-Heneicosane
22	C₂₂H₄₆	n-Docosane
23	C₂₃H₄₈	n-Tricosane
24	C₂₄H₅₀	n-Tetracosane	tetrakosane
25	C₂₅H₅₂	n-Pentacosane
26	C₂₆H₅₄	n-Hexacosane	cerane; hexeikosane
27	C₂₇H₅₆	n-Heptacosane
28	C₂₈H₅₈	n-Octacosane
29	C₂₉H₆₀	n-Nonacosane
30	C₃₀H₆₂	n-Triacontane
31	C₃₁H₆₄	n-Hentriacontane	untriacontane
32	C₃₂H₆₆	n-Dotriacontane	dicetyl
33	C₃₃H₆₈	n-Tritriacontane
34	C₃₄H₇₀	n-Tetratriacontane
35	C₃₅H₇₂	n-Pentatriacontane
36	C₃₆H₇₄	n-Hexatriacontane
37	C₃₇H₇₆	n-Heptatriacontane
38	C₃₈H₇₈	n-Octatriacontane
39	C₃₉H₈₀	n-Nonatriacontane
40	C₄₀H₈₂	n-Tetracontane
41	C₄₁H₈₄	n-Hentetracontane
42	C₄₂H₈₆	n-Dotetracontane
43	C₄₃H₈₈	n-Tritetracontane
44	C₄₄H₉₀	n-Tetratetracontane
45	C₄₅H₉₂	n-Pentatetracontane
46	C₄₆H₉₄	n-Hexatetracontane
47	C₄₇H₉₆	n-Heptatetracontane
48	C₄₈H₉₈	n-Octatetracontane
49	C₄₉H₁₀₀	n-Nonatetracontane
50	C₅₀H₁₀₂	n-Pentacontane
51	C₅₁H₁₀₄	n-Henpentacontane
52	C₅₂H₁₀₆	n-Dopentacontane
53	C₅₃H₁₀₈	n-Tripentacontane
54	C₅₄H₁₁₀	n-Tetrapentacontane
55	C₅₅H₁₁₂	n-Pentapentacontane
56	C₅₆H₁₁₄	n-Hexapentacontane
57	C₅₇H₁₁₆	n-Heptapentacontane
58	C₅₈H₁₁₈	n-Octapentacontane
59	C₅₉H₁₂₀	n-Nonapentacontane
60	C₆₀H₁₂₂	n-Hexacontane
61	C₆₁H₁₂₄	n-Henhexacontane
62	C₆₂H₁₂₆	n-Dohexacontane
63	C₆₃H₁₂₈	n-Trihexacontane
64	C₆₄H₁₃₀	n-Tetrahexacontane
65	C₆₅H₁₃₂	n-Pentahexacontane
66	C₆₆H₁₃₄	n-Hexahexacontane
67	C₆₇H₁₃₆	n-Heptahexacontane
68	C₆₈H₁₃₈	n-Octahexacontane
69	C₆₉H₁₄₀	n-Nonahexacontane
70	C₇₀H₁₄₂	n-Heptacontane
71	C₇₁H₁₄₄	n-Henheptacontane
72	C₇₂H₁₄₆	n-Doheptacontane
73	C₇₃H₁₄₈	n-Triheptacontane
74	C₇₄H₁₅₀	n-Tetraheptacontane
75	C₇₅H₁₅₂	n-Pentaheptacontane
76	C₇₆H₁₅₄	n-Hexapentacontane
77	C₇₇H₁₅₆	n-Heptaheptacontane
78	C₇₈H₁₅₈	n-Octaheptacontane
79	C₇₉H₁₆₀	n-Nonaheptacontane
80	C₈₀H₁₆₂	n-Octacontane
81	C₈₁H₁₆₄	n-Henoctacontane
82	C₈₂H₁₆₆	n-Dooctacontane
83	C₈₃H₁₆₈	n-Trioctacontane
84	C₈₄H₁₇₀	n-Tetraoctacontane
85	C₈₅H₁₇₂	n-Pentaoctacontane
86	C₈₆H₁₇₄	n-Hexaoctacontane
87	C₈₇H₁₇₆	n-Heptaoctacontane
88	C₈₈H₁₇₈	n-Octaoctacontane
89	C₈₉H₁₈₀	n-Nonaoctacontane
90	C₉₀H₁₈₂	n-Nonacontane
91	C₉₁H₁₈₄	n-Hennonacontane
92	C₉₂H₁₈₆	n-Dononacontane
93	C₉₃H₁₈₈	n-Trinonacontane
94	C₉₄H₁₉₀	n-Tetranonacontane
95	C₉₅H₁₉₂	n-Pentanonacontane
96	C₉₆H₁₉₄	n-Hexanonacontane
97	C₉₇H₁₉₆	n-Heptanonacontane
98	C₉₈H₁₉₈	n-Octanonacontane
99	C₉₉H₂₀₀	n-Nonanonacontane
100	C₁₀₀H₂₀₂	n-Hectane
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