Editing Aliphatic compound (section)

== Examples of aliphatic compounds ==
The most important aliphatic compounds are:

* n-, iso- and cyclo-alkanes (saturated hydrocarbons)
* n-, iso- and cyclo-alkenes and -alkynes (unsaturated hydrocarbons).

Important examples of low-molecular aliphatic compounds can be found in the list below (sorted by the number of carbon-atoms):

{| class="wikitable"
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! Formula || Name || Structural formula || Chemical classification
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| {{chem2|CH4}} || [[Methane]] || [[File:Methane-2D-stereo.svg|75px]] || Alkane
|-
| {{chem2|C2H2}} || [[Acetylene]] || [[File:Ethyne-2D-flat.png|75px]] || Alkyne
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| {{chem2|C2H4}} || [[Ethylene]] || [[File:Ethene structural.svg|75px]] || Alkene
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| {{chem2|C2H6}} || [[Ethane]] || [[File:Ethan Lewis.svg|75px]] || Alkane
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| {{chem2|C3H4}} || [[Propadiene]] || [[File:Structural formula of propadiene.svg|75px]] || [[Diene]]
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| {{chem2|C3H4}} || [[Propyne]] || [[File:Propyne-2D-flat.png|75px]] || Alkyne
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| {{chem2|C3H6}} || [[Propylene]] || [[File:Propene Structural Formula V1.svg|75px]] || Alkene
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| {{chem2|C3H8}} || [[Propane]] || [[File:Propan Lewis.svg|100px]] || Alkane
|-
| {{chem2|C4H6}} || [[1,2-Butadiene]] || [[File:Buta-1,2-dien.svg|100px]] || Diene
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| {{chem2|C4H6}} || [[1-Butyne]] || [[File:Ethylacetylene.svg|100px]] || Alkyne
|-
| {{chem2|C4H8}} || [[1-Butene]] || [[File:1-Butene.svg|75px]] || Alkene
|-
| {{chem2|C4H10}} || [[Butane]] || [[File:Butan Lewis.svg|100px]] || Alkane
|-
| {{chem2|C5H12}} || [[Pentane]] || [[File:Pentan Skelett.svg|75px]] || Alkane
|-
| {{chem2|C6H10}} || [[Cyclohexene]] || [[File:Cyclohexen - Cyclohexene.svg|50px]] || Cycloalkene
|-
| {{chem2|C6H12}} || [[Cyclohexane]] || [[File:Cyclohexane simple.svg|50px]] || Cycloalkane
|-
| {{chem2|C6H14}} || [[Hexane]] || [[File:Hexan Skelett.svg|75px]] || Alkane
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| {{chem2|C7H14}} || [[Methylcyclohexane]] || [[File:Methylcyclohexane.svg|75px]] || Cycloalkane
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| {{chem2|C8H8}} || [[Cubane]] || [[File:Cuban.svg|75px]] || [[Prismanes|Prismane]], [[Platonic hydrocarbon]]
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| {{chem2|C8H18}} || [[Octane]] || [[File:Octan Skelett.svg|100px]] || Alkane
|-
| {{chem2|C10H12}} || [[Dicyclopentadiene]] || [[File:Di-Cyclopentadiene ENDO & EXO V.2.svg|125px]] || Diene, Cycloalkene
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| {{chem2|C10H16}} || [[Terpinene]] || [[File:Alpha-Terpinene.svg|50px]][[File:Beta-Terpinene.svg|50px]] || [[Terpene]], Diene, Cycloalkene
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| {{chem2|C10H16}} || [[Phellandrene]] || [[File:Phellandrene alpha.svg|50px]][[File:Phellandrene beta.svg|50px]] || Terpene, Diene, Cycloalkene
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| {{chem2|C10H16}} || [[Limonene]] || [[File:(R)-Limonen.svg|50px]][[File:(S)-Limonen.svg|50px]] || Terpene, Diene, Cycloalkene
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| {{chem2|C10H22}} || [[Decane]] || [[File:Decan Skelett.svg|125px]] || Alkane
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| {{chem2|C30H50}} || [[Squalene]] || [[File:Squalene.svg|125px]] || Terpene, Polyene
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| {{chem2|C_{2''n''}H_{4''n''} }} || [[Polyethylene]] || [[File:Polyethylene_repeat_unit.svg|75px]] || Alkane
|}