Hydrocarbons Formulas for JEE 2026
12 formulas in Hydrocarbons (Chemistry) How many can you recall?
General formula of acyclic alkanes
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Wurtz reaction: alkyl halide coupling with sodium metal
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General formula of acyclic alkenes (one double bond)
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Markovnikov addition of HX to unsymmetrical alkenes
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Anti-Markovnikov addition of HBr (peroxide effect, Kharasch)
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Ozonolysis of alkenes: oxidative cleavage to carbonyl compounds
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Baeyer's test: cold dil alkaline KMnO4 (unsaturation / vicinal diol)
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General formula of acyclic alkynes (one triple bond)
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Birch reduction: partial reduction of benzene ring (dissolving metal)
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Hückel's rule: (4n+2) π electrons for planar cyclic conjugation (aromaticity)
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Friedel-Crafts alkylation and acylation (electrophilic aromatic substitution)
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Directing effects in electrophilic aromatic substitution (ortho-para vs meta)
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