| Number of C atoms |
Number of isomers |
Formula |
Common name |
Synonyms |
| 1 |
1 |
CH4 |
Methane |
marsh gas; methyl hydride; natural gas |
| 2 |
1 |
C2H6 |
Ethane |
dimethyl; ethyl hydride; methyl methane |
| 3 |
1 |
C3H8 |
Propane |
dimethyl methane; propyl hydride |
| 4 |
2 |
C4H10 |
n-Butane |
butyl hydride; methylethyl methane |
| 5 |
3 |
C5H12 |
n-Pentane |
amyl hydride; Skellysolve A |
| 6 |
5 |
C6H14 |
n-Hexane |
dipropyl; Gettysolve-B; hexyl hydride; Skellysolve B |
| 7 |
9 |
C7H16 |
n-Heptane |
dipropyl methane; Gettysolve-C; heptyl hydride; Skellysolve C |
| 8 |
18 |
C8H18 |
n-Octane |
dibutyl; octyl hydride |
| 9 |
35 |
C9H20 |
n-Nonane |
nonyl hydride; Shellsol 140 |
| 10 |
75 |
C10H22 |
n-Decane |
decyl hydride |
| 11 |
159 |
C11H24 |
n-Undecane |
hendecane |
| 12 |
355 |
C12H26 |
n-Dodecane |
adakane 12; bihexyl; dihexyl; duodecane |
| 13 |
802 |
C13H28 |
n-Tridecane |
|
| 14 |
1858 |
C14H30 |
n-Tetradecane |
|
| 15 |
4347 |
C15H32 |
n-Pentadecane |
| 16 |
10359 |
C16H34 |
n-Hexadecane |
cetane |
| 17 |
24894 |
C17H36 |
n-Heptadecane |
|
| 18 |
60523 |
C18H38 |
n-Octadecane |
|
| 19 |
148284 |
C19H40 |
n-Nonadecane |
|
| 20 |
366319 |
C20H42 |
n-Eicosane |
didecyl |
| 21 |
910726 |
C21H44 |
n-Heneicosane |
|
| 22 |
2278638 |
C22H46 |
n-Docosane |
|
| 23 |
5731580 |
C23H48 |
n-Tricosane |
|
| 24 |
14490245 |
C24H50 |
n-Tetracosane |
tetrakosane |
| 25 |
36797588 |
C25H52 |
n-Pentacosane |
|
| 26 |
93839412 |
C26H54 |
n-Hexacosane |
cerane; hexeikosane |
| 27 |
240215803 |
C27H56 |
n-Heptacosane |
|
| 28 |
617105614 |
C28H58 |
n-Octacosane |
|
| 29 |
1590507121 |
C29H60 |
n-Nonacosane |
|
| 30 |
4111846763 |
C30H62 |
n-Triacontane |
|
| 31 |
10660307791 |
C31H64 |
n-Hentriacontane |
untriacontane |
| 32 |
27711253769 |
C32H66 |
n-Dotriacontane |
dicetyl |
| 33 |
72214088660 |
C33H68 |
n-Tritriacontane |
|
| 34 |
188626236139 |
C34H70 |
n-Tetratriacontane |
|
| 35 |
493782952902 |
C35H72 |
n-Pentatriacontane |
|
| 36 |
1295297588128 |
C36H74 |
n-Hexatriacontane |
|
| 37 |
3404490780161 |
C37H76 |
n-Heptatriacontane |
|
| 38 |
8964747474595 |
C38H78 |
n-Octatriacontane |
|
| 39 |
23647478933969 |
C39H80 |
n-Nonatriacontane |
|
| 40 |
62481801147341 |
C40H82 |
n-Tetracontane |
|
| 41 |
165351455535782 |
C41H84 |
n-Hentetracontane |
|
| 42 |
438242894769226 |
C42H86 |
n-Dotetracontane |
|
| 43 |
1163169707886427 |
C43H88 |
n-Tritetracontane |
|
| 44 |
3091461011836856 |
C44H90 |
n-Tetratetracontane |
|
| 45 |
8227162372221203 |
C45H92 |
n-Pentatetracontane |
|
| 46 |
21921834086683418 |
C46H94 |
n-Hexatetracontane |
|
| 47 |
58481806621987010 |
C47H96 |
n-Heptatetracontane |
|
| 48 |
156192366474590639 |
C48H98 |
n-Octatetracontane |
|
| 49 |
417612400765382272 |
C49H100 |
n-Nonatetracontane |
|
| 50 |
1117743651746953270 |
C50H102 |
n-Pentacontane |
|
| 51 |
2.99466×1018 |
C51H104 |
n-Henpentacontane |
|
| 52 |
8.031079×1018 |
C52H106 |
n-Dopentacontane |
|
| 53 |
2.15578×1019 |
C53H108 |
n-Tripentacontane |
|
| 54 |
5.79192×1019 |
C54H110 |
n-Tetrapentacontane |
|
| 55 |
1.55745×1020 |
C55H112 |
n-Pentapentacontane |
|
| 56 |
4.1915×1020 |
C56H114 |
n-Hexapentacontane |
|
| 57 |
1.12894×1021 |
C57H116 |
n-Heptapentacontane |
|
| 58 |
3.04304×1021 |
C58H118 |
n-Octapentacontane |
|
| 59 |
8.208619×1021 |
C59H120 |
n-Nonapentacontane |
|
| 60 |
2.21587×1022 |
C60H122 |
n-Hexacontane |
|
| 61 |
5.985809×1022 |
C61H124 |
n-Henhexacontane |
|
| 62 |
1.61806×1023 |
C62H126 |
n-Dohexacontane |
|
| 63 |
4.376719×1023 |
C63H128 |
n-Trihexacontane |
|
| 64 |
1.18462×1024 |
C64H130 |
n-Tetrahexacontane |
|
| 65 |
3.20829×1024 |
C65H132 |
n-Pentahexacontane |
|
| 66 |
8.69413×1024 |
C66H134 |
n-Hexahexacontane |
|
| 67 |
2.35738×1025 |
C67H136 |
n-Heptahexacontane |
|
| 68 |
6.39552×1025 |
C68H138 |
n-Octahexacontane |
|
| 69 |
1.73603×1026 |
C69H140 |
n-Nonahexacontane |
|
| 70 |
4.71485×1026 |
C70H142 |
n-Heptacontane |
|
| 71 |
1.28115×1027 |
C71H144 |
n-Henheptacontane |
|
| 72 |
3.48297×1027 |
C72H146 |
n-Doheptacontane |
|
| 73 |
9.473449×1027 |
C73H148 |
n-Triheptacontane |
|
| 74 |
2.57793×1028 |
C74H150 |
n-Tetraheptacontane |
|
| 75 |
7.01832×1028 |
C75H152 |
n-Pentaheptacontane |
|
| 76 |
1.91156×1029 |
C76H154 |
n-Hexaheptacontane |
|
| 77 |
5.20874×1029 |
C77H156 |
n-Heptaheptacontane |
|
| 78 |
1.41991×1030 |
C78H158 |
n-Octaheptacontane |
|
| 79 |
3.872279×1030 |
C79H160 |
n-Nonaheptacontane |
|
| 80 |
1.056449×1031 |
C80H162 |
n-Octacontane |
|
| 81 |
2.88336×1031 |
C81H164 |
n-Henoctacontane |
|
| 82 |
7.87256×1031 |
C82H166 |
n-Dooctacontane |
|
| 83 |
2.150279×1032 |
C83H168 |
n-Trioctacontane |
|
| 84 |
5.87532×1032 |
C84H170 |
n-Tetraoctacontane |
|
| 85 |
1.605909×1033 |
C85H172 |
n-Pentaoctacontane |
|
| 86 |
4.391×1033 |
C86H174 |
n-Hexaoctacontane |
|
| 87 |
1.20103×1034 |
C87H176 |
n-Heptaoctacontane |
|
| 88 |
3.28613×1034 |
C88H178 |
n-Octaoctacontane |
|
| 89 |
8.9941×1034 |
C89H180 |
n-Nonaoctacontane |
|
| 90 |
2.46245×1035 |
C90H182 |
n-Nonacontane |
|
| 91 |
6.74392×1035 |
C91H184 |
n-Hennonacontane |
|
| 92 |
1.84752×1036 |
C92H186 |
n-Dononacontane |
|
| 93 |
5.06282×1036 |
C93H188 |
n-Trinonacontane |
|
| 94 |
1.38779×1037 |
C94H190 |
n-Tetranonacontane |
|
| 95 |
3.80518×1037 |
C95H192 |
n-Pentanonacontane |
|
| 96 |
1.043639×1038 |
C96H194 |
n-Hexanonacontane |
|
| 97 |
2.86313×1038 |
C97H196 |
n-Heptanonacontane |
|
| 98 |
7.856849×1038 |
C98H198 |
n-Octanonacontane |
|
| 99 |
2.1566×1039 |
C99H200 |
n-Nonanonacontane |
|
| 100 |
5.92107×1039 |
C100H202 |
n-Hectane |
|
| 101 |
1.62608×1040 |
C101H204 |
n-Henihectane |
|
| 102 |
4.46671×1040 |
C102H206 |
n-Dohectane |
|
| 103 |
1.22727×1041 |
C103H208 |
n-Trihectane |
|
| 104 |
3.372819×1041 |
C104H210 |
n-Tetrahectane |
|
| 105 |
9.27143×1041 |
C105H212 |
n-Pentahectane |
|
| 106 |
2.54918×1042 |
C106H214 |
n-Hexahectane |
|
| 107 |
7.01051×1042 |
C107H216 |
n-Heptahectane |
|
| 108 |
1.92839×1043 |
C108H218 |
n-Octahectane |
|
| 109 |
5.30557×1043 |
C109H220 |
n-Nonahectane |
|
| 110 |
1.46003×1044 |
C110H222 |
n-Decahectane |
|
| 111 |
4.01866×1044 |
C111H224 |
n-Undecahectane |
|
| ... |