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are isomers of alkenes, not of alkanes, because the ring's closure involves a C-C bond. Having no rings (aromatic or otherwise), all open-chain compounds are
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straight. For example, the straight-chain alkanes are wavy or "puckered", as the models below show.
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Straight-chain molecules are often not literally straight, in the sense that their
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are often not 180°, but the name reflects that they are
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Index

Open chain compound
chemistry
cyclic
side groups
organic chemistry
alkanes
alkenes
isomers
cyclic
butane
isobutane
Cycloalkanes
aliphatic
biochemistry
open-chain isomer of glucose
D-glucose
L-glucose
bond angles
schematically





glucose
mannose
IUPAC
Compendium of Chemical Terminology
polycyclic system
doi

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