BUTATRIENE

Today I made Butatriene C₄H₄. This molecule looks really cool as a model like some type of chain here is a picture of it and a fact.

1. Butatriene is also known as Cumulene.

BUTENE

Here are some facts and a picture of Butene C₄H₈.

1. Butene is a colorless gas.
2. Butene is also known as butalyne.
3. Butene is an alkene.
4. Boiling point 20.12°F
5. Melting point 20.66°F

PROPENE

Today I made Propene C₃H₆. Here is a photo of it and some facts.

1. Classification alkene.
2. Boiling point -53.68°F
3. Melting point -301.4°F

ETHENE

Hi today I will start making the alkenes. Today I made Ethene C₂H₄. This was a fun molecule to make. Here is a photo of it and some facts.

1. Classification alkene.
2. Boiling point -54.7°F.
3. Melting point -272.6°F.
4. Ethene is also called Ethylene.

CYCLOBUTYNE

Cyclobutyne C₄H₄ is the first molecule I've built that has a triple bond. Here is a photo of it and a fact about it.

1. Cyclobutane is very unstable do to high ring strain so it has not been isolated in it's pure state.

CYCLOBUTADIENE

Today I made Cyclobutadiene C₄H₄, I had lots of fun making it and it looks really cool. Here is a picture of it and some facts.

1. Cyclobutadiene is so unstable it has a lifetime of of less the five seconds.
2. It is the smallest annulene, a type of hydrocarbon.

BENZENE

Benzene C₆H₆ is the first molecule I made that uses double bonds. Here is a photo of it and some facts.

1. Boiling point 176.2°F
2. Melting point 41.9°F
3. Benzene is used to make other chemicals such as plastics and pesticides.
4. Benzene is known to cause cancer.

CYCLOPROPANE

Yesterday I didn't do a post so I decided to do two today. First I made Cyclopropane C₃H₆. I really just like how this molecule turned out. Here is a photo of it and some facts.

1. Boiling point -27.15°F
2. Melting point -198°F
3. When mixed with oxygen it explodes.

N-BUTANOL

Hello today I made a different isotope of butanol. This one is the most common one. Here is a picture of the model.

VERT-BUTANOL

Today I made butanol C₄H₉OH. here are some facts about butanol and a photo of the model.

1. Butanol has four isomeric structures.
2. Melting point -122.8°F
3. Boiling point 243.3°F
4. Butanol can be used as fuel and is more similar to gasoline then ethanol.

PROPANOL

Today I made Propanol C₃H₇OH. I liked making it because it goes in a zig-zag pattern. Here some facts about Propanol, and a photo of it.

1. Propanol is rubbing alcohol.
2. Boiling point 206.6°F
3. Melting point -194.8°F
4. Propanol is completely colorless but has a very strong smell.

ETHANOL

Today I made Ethanol C₂H₅OH. Unlike Methanol, Ethanol is a household word. Here are some facts about ethanol and a photo of the model.

1. Melting point -173.2°F
2. Boiling point 173.1°F
3. Ethanol is the alcohol found in alcoholic beverages.
4. Ethanol is sometimes used as fuel.

METHANOL

Today I made Methanol CH₃OH. Here are some facts about methanol and a photo of the model.

 1. Methanol is a methane molecule
     with an oxygen molecule in              between one of the hydrogen            atoms ans the carbon atom.
2. Boiling point 148.5°F
3. Melting point -143.7°F
4. Methanol is an alternative fuel to       gasoline.

CYCLOBUTANE & BUTANE

Today I made Butane C₄H₁₀ and Cyclobutane C₄H₈. They are nearly exactly the same except that Cyclobutane forms a ring and has only 8 Hydrogen atoms. This is because there is an extra bond between two of the carbon atoms, so there is less room for the hydrogen to bond to the carbon. Here are some photos and facts about the models I built.

 1. Cyclobutane is a cycloalkane.
 2. Melting point -132°F
 3. Boiling point 54.5°F
 4. Cyclobutane is usually a colorless gas but can easily be turned into a liquid at temperatures under 54.5°F.
 5. Cyclobutane is not too common a molecule, and most people who don't know very much about chemistry don't know what it is.





1. Butane is the forth in the alkane chain starting with methane.
2. Boiling point 30.2°F
3. Melting point -220°F
4. Butane is used as a fuel, especially in lighters.
5. Like the other alkanes, Butane is flammable and colorless as a gas.

PROPANE

Today I made Propane C₃ H₈ , the third in the series of saturated Alkanes. Here is a photo and five fun facts.

1.Propane is a safe sensible fuel to use even in your house.
2. Boiling point -46.3°F
3.Melting point -306.4°F
4.Like Methane and Ethane it is a gas at standard temperature and pressure, but it can be compressed into a safe liquid.
5.Propane is used over various levels of commercial items.

ETHANE

Today I am working on Ethane C₂H₆ which is basically like Methane's older brother. Here is a photo of the model.

Here a re five fun facts about Ethane.

1.Ethane is made by refining Petroleum.

2. Ethane has a melting point of -297.4°F

3.Ethane has a boiling point of -128.2°F

4.Ethane like Methane is a colorless odorless gas at standard temperature and pressure.

5.Ethane is also very flammable.  

METHANE

Today is day one and I made Methane, Ch₄. Here is a picture of the model I constructed with my set.

 And here are Five Fun Facts about Methane.
1. Methane is a Greenhouse Gas
2. Methane is poisonous to humans and most animals.
3. Methane is odorless and colorless.
5. It has a boiling point of under -260°F
6. It has a melting point of -296.5°F

HI

Hi everyone. From now until school ends I will be working on building molecules with a new set I got. Each week I have a different theme. For example, this week I will be working on the alkanes, namely Methane, Ethane, Butane, and Propane. I hope you like it just as I will like building it.