Hydrocarbons Organic structures that contain only carbon and hydrogen Saturated ? a compound is termed ?saturated? if it has the maximum hybridization (sp3) at each carbon Therefore: no double or triple bonds A saturated carbon species is termed an ALKANE The compound has a root name indicating the number of carbons and the ?ane suffix CH3-CH3 ethane An ALKENE has a carbon-carbon double bond All three structures represent ethylene (or ethene) An ALKYNE has a carbon-carbon triple bond All three structures represent acetylene (or ethyne) Straight Chain Alkanes The alkanes are named according to the number of carbon atoms in the chain Ends with an ?ane suffix Root name