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Reactivity of the Alkanes Introduction Firstly alkanes are organic compounds. They are hydrocarbons that only contain only single bonds between hydrogen and carbon. They have the general formula Cn H2n+2. A functional group may be present on an alkane. A functional group is the reactive part of the hydrocarbon compound. Any alkanes with the same type of functional group react in the same way, so this enables you to predict how every alkane with the same functional group will react, if the alkane is a member of the same homologous series. Alkanes without a functional group are comparatively unreactive. For example any hydrocarbon chain of varying length will react in a similar way if both alkanes have the same functional group for example OH being alcohol. Reactions of Hexane * Hexane is an alkane with the molecular formula C6 H14.> Water added to hexane When water is added to hexane there is no...

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