Alkane

Definition: An acyclic branched or unbranched hydrocarbon having the general formula CnH2n+2, and therefore consisting entirely of hydrogen atoms and saturated carbon atoms.

ID: CHEBI:18310

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Articles referencing this term

Safe, facile radical-based reduction and hydrosilylation reactions in a microreactor using tris(trimethylsilyl)silane
Arjan Odedra, Karolin Geyer, Tomas Gustafsson, Ryan Gilmour and Peter H. Seeberger, Chem. Commun., 2008 , 3025
DOI: 10.1039/b803715a

Unexpected bond activation of small organic molecules on a metal oxide—butane/CaO(100)
Evgueni B. Kadossov and U. Burghaus, Chem. Commun., 2008 , 4073
DOI: 10.1039/b804472d

High-definition self-assemblies driven by the hydrophobic effect: synthesis and properties of a supramolecular nanocapsule
Simin Liu and Bruce C. Gibb, Chem. Commun., 2008 , 3709
DOI: 10.1039/b805446k

Synthetic applications of carbolithiation transformations
Anne-Marie L. Hogan and Donal F. O’Shea, Chem. Commun., 2008 , 3839
DOI: 10.1039/b805595e

The influence of ethylene glycol chains on the thermodynamics of hydrogen-bonded supramolecular assemblies in apolar solvents
Tom F. A. de Greef, Marko M. L. Nieuwenhuizen, Patrick J. M. Stals, Carel F. C. Fitié, Anja R. A. Palmans, Rint P. Sijbesma and E. W. Meijer, Chem. Commun., 2008 , 4306
DOI: 10.1039/b806506c

Cyclopropenyllithiums as a new source of 1,1-bismetalated cyclopropyl derivatives
Anat Levin and Ilan Marek, Chem. Commun., 2008 , 4300
DOI: 10.1039/b807635a

Deprotonative cadmation of functionalized aromatics
Jean-Martial L’Helgoual’ch, Ghenia Bentabed-Ababsa, Floris Chevallier, Mitsuhiro Yonehara, Masanobu Uchiyama, Aïcha Derdour and Florence Mongin, Chem. Commun., 2008 , 5375
DOI: 10.1039/b809543d

The role of heterogeneous nucleation in the self-assembly of oligothiophenes
Martin Wolffs, Peter A. Korevaar, Pascal Jonkheijm, Oliver Henze, W. James Feast, Albertus P. H. J. Schenning and E. W. Meijer, Chem. Commun., 2008 , 4613
DOI: 10.1039/b809560d

Room temperature benzene C–H activation by a new [PSiP]Ir pincer complex
Darren F. MacLean, Robert McDonald, Michael J. Ferguson, Andrew J. Caddell and Laura Turculet, Chem. Commun., 2008 , 5146
DOI: 10.1039/b811811f

Organic electrosynthesis using toluates as simple and versatile radical precursors
Kevin Lam and István E. Markó, Chem. Commun., 2009 , 95
DOI: 10.1039/b813545b

Structure and reactivity studies of transition metals ligated by ^t BuSi₃X (X = O, NH, N, S, and CC)
Peter T. Wolczanski, Chem. Commun., 2009 , 740
DOI: 10.1039/b813992j

The synthesis and applications of a micro-pine-structured nanocatalyst
Vivek Polshettiwar, Mallikarjuna N. Nadagouda and Rajender S. Varma, Chem. Commun., 2008 , 6318
DOI: 10.1039/b814715a

Transition metal borylene complexes: boron analogues of classical organometallic systems
Dragoslav Vidovic, Glesni A. Pierce and Simon Aldridge, Chem. Commun., 2009 , 1157
DOI: 10.1039/b816042b

One-component, switchable ionic liquids derived from siloxylated amines
Vittoria Blasucci, Cerag Dilek, Hillary Huttenhower, Ejae John, Veronica Llopis-Mestre, Pamela Pollet, Charles A. Eckert and Charles L. Liotta, Chem. Commun., 2009 , 116
DOI: 10.1039/b816267k

Alkyl dehydrogenation in a Rh(i) complex via an isolated agostic intermediate
Adrian B. Chaplin, Amalia I. Poblador-Bahamonde, Hazel A. Sparkes, Judith A. K. Howard, Stuart A. Macgregor and Andrew S. Weller, Chem. Commun., 2009 , 244
DOI: 10.1039/b816739g

Bio-inspired arene cis-dihydroxylation by a non-haem iron catalyst modeling the action of naphthalene dioxygenase
Yan Feng, Chun-yen Ke, Genqiang Xue and Lawrence Que  Jr , Chem. Commun., 2009 , 50
DOI: 10.1039/b817222f

Insertion into dihydrogen employing the nitrogen centre of a borylnitrene
Holger F. Bettinger, Matthias Filthaus and Patrik Neuhaus, Chem. Commun., 2009 , 2186
DOI: 10.1039/b817270f

Proton transport of water in acid–base reactions of 7-hydroxyquinoline
Sun-Young Park, Young-Shin Lee, Oh-Hoon Kwon and Du-Jeon Jang, Chem. Commun., 2009 , 926
DOI: 10.1039/b817698a

Marriage of porphyrin chemistry with metal-catalysed reactions
Hiroshi Shinokubo and Atsuhiro Osuka, Chem. Commun., 2009 , 1011
DOI: 10.1039/b817941g

Imido transfer of sulfonylimino-λ³-bromane makes possible the synthesis of sulfonylimino-λ³-iodanes
Masahito Ochiai, Aiko Nakano, Akira Yoshimura, Kazunori Miyamoto, Satoko Hayashi and Waro Nakanishi, Chem. Commun., 2009 , 959
DOI: 10.1039/b818489e

Alumina nanowire forests via unconventional anodization and super-repellency plus low adhesion to diverse liquids
Weici Wu, Xiaolong Wang, Daoai Wang, Miao Chen, Feng Zhou, Weimin Liu and Qunji Xue, Chem. Commun., 2009 , 1043
DOI: 10.1039/b818633b

A systematic approach to the generation of long-lived metal alkane complexes: combined IR and NMR study of (Tp)Re(CO)₂(cyclopentane)
Simon B. Duckett, Michael W. George, Omar S. Jina, Steven L. Matthews, Robin N. Perutz, Xue-Zhong Sun and Khuong Q. Vuong, Chem. Commun., 2009 , 1401
DOI: 10.1039/b819671k

Activation of hydrocarbon C–H bonds by iodosylbenzene: how does it compare with iron(iv)–oxo oxidants?
Soo Jeong Kim, Reza Latifi, Hye Yeon Kang, Wonwoo Nam and Sam P. de Visser, Chem. Commun., 2009 , 1562
DOI: 10.1039/b820812c

Selective oxidation of propylamine to propionitrile and propionaldehyde on oxygen-covered gold
Jinlong Gong, Ting Yan and C. Buddie Mullins, Chem. Commun., 2009 , 761
DOI: 10.1039/b821050k

A new trinuclear Cu(ii) complex of inositol as a hydrogelator
Sachin A. Joshi and Neelima D. Kulkarni, Chem. Commun., 2009 , 2341
DOI: 10.1039/b821283j

C–H activation in strongly acidic media. The co-catalytic effect of the reaction medium
Mårten Ahlquist, Roy A. Periana and William A. Goddard III, Chem. Commun., 2009 , 2373
DOI: 10.1039/b821854d

Photooxygenation of hydrocarbons over efficient and reusable decatungstate heterogenized on hydrophobically-modified mesoporous silica
Lingli Ni, Ji Ni, Yuan Lv, Ping Yang and Yong Cao, Chem. Commun., 2009 , 2171
DOI: 10.1039/b821987g

The role of electrophilic species in the Fischer–Tropsch reaction
Peter M. Maitlis and Valerio Zanotti, Chem. Commun., 2009 , 1619
DOI: 10.1039/b822320n

Selective and unexpected transformations of 2-methylpropane to 2,3-dimethylbutane and 2-methylpropene to 2,3-dimethylbutene catalyzed by an alumina-supported tungsten hydride
Nicolas Merle, François Stoffelbach, Mostafa Taoufik, Erwan Le Roux, Jean Thivolle-Cazat and Jean-Marie Basset, Chem. Commun., 2009 , 2523
DOI: 10.1039/b823226a

Experimental realization of catalytic CH₄ hydroxylation predicted for an iridium NNC pincer complex, demonstrating thermal, protic, and oxidant stability
Kenneth J. H. Young, Jonas Oxgaard, Daniel H. Ess, Steven K. Meier, Timothy Stewart, William A. Goddard, III and Roy A. Periana, Chem. Commun., 2009 , 3270
DOI: 10.1039/b823303a