From Hydrocarbons
Preparation
of Alkanes
From Alkyl Halides
From Carboxylic Acids
Catalytic Hydrogenation
Example
+H
2
Ni/Pt/Pd
+2H
2
Ni/Pt/Pd
From Alkyl Halides
Preparation
of Alkanes
From Hydrocarbons
From Carboxylic Acids
WurtzReaction
General reaction
2Na +2NaX++
Dry ether
2
Example
+2Na
+2NaCl
Dry ether
WurtzReaction
Example
+2Na+
+
Dry ether2NaCl
_
(Traces of other hydrocarbons)
+
From Carboxylic Acids
Preparation
of Alkanes
From Hydrocarbons
From Alkyl Halides
Soda Lime Process
General reaction
Alkane
Soda
lime
CaO
NaOH
+H
2O
NaOH+ Na
2CO
3
+
Kolbe’s Electrolysis Method
General reaction
Electrolysis
+2H
2O2
2NaOH+ 2CO
2+ H
2+
Substitution Reaction
Combustion
Controlled Oxidation
Chemical
Properties of
Alkanes
Aromatization
Substitution Reaction
CH
4
+ +
h??????
One or more H atoms/substituents
of alkanes are replaced
byX(halogens), NO
2, SO
3H, etc,.
CH
3ClCl
2
HCl
Example
Combustion
C
nH
2n+2
General reaction
3n + 1
2
O
2
nCO
2 (n+1)H
2O+ + Heat+
Controlled Oxidation
The process of heating the substance
with a regulated supply of O
2/airat
high pressure, in the presenceof a
catalyst to producevarious oxidation
products.
n-Alkanes (C ≥ 6) on
heating to 773 K at 10-20
atm in presence of oxides
of vanadium, molybdenum
or chromium supported
over alumina get
aromatisedto benzene and
its homologues.
Aromatization