Learning outcomes - after studying this topic, you should be able to:

• name simple alkanes using IUPAC nomenclature
• distinguish between conformational and configurational isomers of alkanes 
• draw the chair representation of 6-membered cycloalkane rings

• Sections 16.2 and 16.4 (in Blackman, Bottle, Schmid, Mocerino and Wille, Chemistry, 3^rd Edition, 2015 (John Wiley))

• Alkanes (in ChemWiki)
• Alkanes (in Wikibooks Organic Chemistry)

• Dr Baker's lecture notes You need to login to eLearning to access lecture notes.
• Critical Thinking Questions 5
• Answers to Critical Thinking Questions 5
• Organic nomenclature notes
• Functional group flashcards
• Quiz 2 - sample quiz

Alkanes - structure and nomenclature Contributed by Adam Bridgeman