The following is a list of alkanes and their common names, sorted by number of carbon atoms.
| Number of C atoms
| Formula
| Common name
| Synonyms
|
| 1
| CH4
| Methane
|
|
| 2
| C2H6
| Ethane
|
|
| 3
| C3H8
| Propane
|
|
| 4
| C4H10
| n-Butane
|
|
| 5
| C5H12
| n-Pentane
| amyl hydride; skellysolve
|
| 6
| C6H14
| n-Hexane
| dipropyl methane; gettysolve-C; heptyl hydride
|
| 7
| C7H16
| n-Heptane
|
|
| 8
| C8H18
| n-Octane
|
|
| 9
| C9H20
| n-Nonane
|
|
| 10
| C10H22
| n-Decane
|
|
| 11
| C11H24
| n-Undecane
| hendecane
|
| 12
| C12H26
| n-Dodecane
| dihexyl; bihexyl; adakane 12; or duodecane
|
| 13
| C13H28
| n-Tridecane
|
|
| 14
| C14H30
| n-Tetradecane
|
|
| 15
| C15H32
| n-Pentadecane
|
|
| 16
| C16H34
| n-Hexadecane
|
|
| 17
| C17H36
| n-Heptadecane
|
|
| 18
| C18H38
| n-Octadecane
|
|
| 19
| C19H40
| n-Nonadecane
|
|
| 20
| C20H42
| n-Eicosane
|
|
| 21
| C21H44
| n-Heneicosane
|
|
| 22
| C22H46
| n-Docosane
|
|
| 23
| C23H48
| n-Tricosane
|
|
| 24
| C24H50
| n-Tetracosane
|
|
| 25
| C25H52
| n-Pentacosane
|
|
| 26
| C26H54
| n-Hexacosane
|
|
| 27
| C27H56
| n-Heptacosane
|
|
| 28
| C28H58
| n-Octacosane
|
|
| 29
| C29H60
| n-Nonacosane
|
|
| 30
| C30H62
| n-Triacontane
|
|
| 31
| C31H64
| n-Hentriacontane
|
|
| 32
| C32H66
| n-Dotriacontane
|
|
| 33
| C33H68
| n-Tritriacontane
|
|
| 34
| C34H70
| n-Tetratriacontane
|
|
| 35
| C35H72
| n-Pentatriacontane
|
|
| 36
| C36H74
| n-Hexatriacontane
|
|
| 37
| C37H76
| n-Heptatriacontane
|
|
| 38
| C38H78
| n-Octatriacontane
|
|
| 39
| C39H80
| n-Nonatriacontane
|
|
| 40
| C40H82
| n-Tetracontane
|
|
| 41
| C41H84
| n-Hentetracontane
|
|
| 42
| C42H86
| n-Dotetracontane
|
|
| 43
| C43H88
| n-Tritetracontane
|
|
| 44
| C44H90
| n-Tetratetracontane
|
|
| 45
| C45H92
| n-Pentatetracontane
|
|
| 46
| C46H94
| n-Hexatetracontane
|
|
| 47
| C47H96
| n-Heptatetracontane
|
|
| 48
| C48H98
| n-Octatetracontane
|
|
| 49
| C49H100
| n-Nonatetracontane
|
|
| 50
| C50H102
| n-Pentacontane
|
|
| 51
| C51H104
| n-Henpentacontane
|
|
| 52
| C52H106
| n-Dopentacontane
|
|
| 53
| C53H108
| n-Tripentacontane
|
|
| 54
| C54H110
| n-Tetrapentacontane
|
|
| 55
| C55H112
| n-Pentapentacontane
|
|
| 56
| C56H114
| n-Hexapentacontane
|
|
| 57
| C57H116
| n-Heptapentacontane
|
|
| 58
| C58H118
| n-Octapentacontane
|
|
| 59
| C59H120
| n-Nonapentacontane
|
|
| 60
| C60H122
| n-Hexacontane
|
|
| 61
| C61H124
| n-Henhexacontane
|
|
| 62
| C62H126
| n-Dohexacontane
|
|
| 63
| C63H128
| n-Trihexacontane
|
|
| 64
| C64H130
| n-Tetrahexacontane
|
|
| 65
| C65H132
| n-Pentahexacontane
|
|
| 66
| C66H134
| n-Hexahexacontane
|
|
| 67
| C67H136
| n-Heptahexacontane
|
|
| 68
| C68H138
| n-Octahexacontane
|
|
| 69
| C69H140
| n-Nonahexacontane
|
|
| 70
| C70H142
| n-Heptacontane
|
|
| 71
| C71H144
| n-Henheptacontane
|
|
| 72
| C72H146
| n-Doheptacontane
|
|
| 73
| C73H148
| n-Triheptacontane
|
|
| 74
| C74H150
| n-Tetraheptacontane
|
|
| 75
| C75H152
| n-Pentaheptacontane
|
|
| 76
| C76H154
| n-Hexapentacontane
|
|
| 77
| C77H156
| n-Heptaheptacontane
|
|
| 78
| C78H158
| n-Octaheptacontane
|
|
| 79
| C79H160
| n-Nonaheptacontane
|
|
| 80
| C80H162
| n-Octacontane
|
|
| 81
| C81H164
| n-Henoctacontane
|
|
| 82
| C82H166
| n-Dooctacontane
|
|
| 83
| C83H168
| n-Trioctacontane
|
|
| 84
| C84H170
| n-Tetraoctacontane
|
|
| 85
| C85H172
| n-Pentaoctacontane
|
|
| 86
| C86H174
| n-Hexaoctacontane
|
|
| 87
| C87H176
| n-Heptaoctacontane
|
|
| 88
| C88H178
| n-Octaoctacontane
|
|
| 89
| C89H180
| n-Nonaoctacontane
|
|
| 90
| C90H182
| n-Nonacontane
|
|
| 91
| C91H184
| n-Hennonacontane
|
|
| 92
| C92H186
| n-Dononacontane
|
|
| 93
| C93H188
| n-Trinonacontane
|
|
| 94
| C94H190
| n-Tetranonacontane
|
|
| 95
| C95H192
| n-Pentanonacontane
|
|
| 96
| C96H194
| n-Hexanonacontane
|
|
| 97
| C97H196
| n-Heptanonacontane
|
|
| 98
| C98H198
| n-Octanonacontane
|
|
| 99
| C99H200
| n-Nonanonacontane
|
|
| 100
| C100H202
| n-Hectane
|
|
| ...
|
