# Alcani a catena lineare

Quello che segue è un elenco di alcani a catena lineare e ramificati e i loro nomi comuni, ordinati per numero di atomi di carbonio.
| Numero degli atomi di carbonio | Numero di isomeri | Numero di isomeri inclusi gli stereoisomeri | Formula Molecolare | Nome della catena | Sinonimi |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | CH$_4$ | metano | metilidruro; gas naturale |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | C$_2$H$_6$ | etano | dimetil; etilidruro; metil metano |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | C$_3$H$_8$ | propano | dimetil metano; propilidruro |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | C$_4$H$_{10}$ | n-butano | butilidruro; metiletil metano |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | C$_5$H$_{12}$ | n-pentano | amilidruro; Skellysolve A |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | C$_6$H$_{14}$ | n-esano | dipropile; Gettysolve-B; esilidruro; Skellysolve B |
| 7 | 9 | 11 | C$_7$H$_{16}$ | n-eptano | dipropil metano; Gettysolve-C; eptilidruro; Skellysolve C |
| 8 | 18 | 24 | C$_8$H$_{18}$ | n-ottano | dibutile; ottilidruro |
| 9 | 35 | 55 | C$_9$H$_{20}$ | n-nonano | nonilidruro; Shellsol 140 |
| 10 | 75 | 136 | C$_{10}$H$_{22}$ | n-decano | decilidruro |
| 11 | 159 | 345 | C$_{11}$H$_{24}$ | n-undecano | endecano |
| 12 | 355 | 900 | C$_{12}$H$_{26}$ | n-dodecano | adakane 12; biesile; diesile; duodecano |
| 13 | 802 | 2412 | C$_{13}$H$_{28}$ | n-tridecano | |
| 14 | 1858 | 6563 | C$_{14}$H$_{30}$ | n-tetradecano | |
| 15 | 4347 | 18127 | C$_{15}$H$_{32}$ | n-pentadecano | |
| 16 | 10359 | 50699 | C$_{16}$H$_{34}$ | n-esadecano | cetane |
| 17 | 24894 | 143255 | C$_{17}$H$_{36}$ | n-eptadecano | |
| 18 | 60523 | 408429 | C$_{18}$H$_{38}$ | n-ottadecano | |
| 19 | 148284 | 1173770 | C$_{19}$H$_{40}$ | n-nonadecano | |
| 20 | 366319 | 3396844 | C$_{20}$H$_{42}$ | n-eicosano | didecil eicosano |
| 21 | 910726 | 9892302 | C$_{21}$H$_{44}$ | n-eneicosano | uneicosano |
| 22 | 2278658 | 28972080 | C$_{22}$H$_{46}$ | n-docosano | |
| 23 | 5731580 | 85289390 | C$_{23}$H$_{48}$ | n-tricosano | |
| 24 | 14490245 | 252260276 | C$_{24}$H$_{50}$ | n-tetracosano | tetrakosane |
| 25 | 36797588 | 749329719 | C$_{25}$H$_{52}$ | n-pentacosano | paraffin wax |
| 26 | 93839412 | 2234695030 | C$_{26}$H$_{54}$ | n-esacosano | cerane; hexaikosaine |
| 27 | 240215803 | 6688893605 | C$_{27}$H$_{56}$ | n-eptacosano | |
| 28 | 617105614 | 20089296554 | C$_{28}$H$_{58}$ | n-ottacosano | |
| 29 | 1590507121 | 60526543480 | C$_{29}$H$_{60}$ | n-nonacosano | |
| 30 | 4111846763 | 182896187256 | C$_{30}$H$_{62}$ | n-triacontano | |
| 31 | 10660307791 | 554188210352 | C$_{31}$H$_{64}$ | n-entriacontano | untriacontane |
| 32 | 27711253769 | 1683557607211 | C$_{32}$H$_{66}$ | n-dotriacontano | dicetyl |
| 33 | 72214088660 | 5126819371356 | C$_{33}$H$_{68}$ | n-tritriacontano | |
| 34 | 188626236139 | 15647855317080 | C$_{34}$H$_{70}$ | n-tetratriacontano | |
| 35 | 493782952902 | 47862049187447 | C$_{35}$H$_{72}$ | n-pentatriacontano | |
| 36 | 1295297588128 | 146691564302648 | C$_{36}$H$_{74}$ | n-esatriacontano | |
| 37 | 3404490780161 | 450451875783866 | C$_{37}$H$_{76}$ | n-eptatriacontano | |
| 38 | 8964747474595 | 1385724615285949 | C$_{38}$H$_{78}$ | n-ottatriacontano | |
| 39 | 23647478933969 | 4270217915878409 | C$_{39}$H$_{80}$ | n-nonatriacontano | |
| 40 | 62481801147341 | 13180446189326135 | C$_{40}$H$_{82}$ | n-tetracontano | |
| 41 | 165351455535782 | 40745751356421890 | C$_{41}$H$_{84}$ | n-entetracontano | |
| 42 | 438242894769226 | 126146261761339138 | C$_{42}$H$_{86}$ | n-dotetracontano | |
| 43 | 1163169707886427 | 391089580997271932 | C$_{43}$H$_{88}$ | n-tritetracontano | |
| 44 | 3091461011836856 | 1214115357550059889 | C$_{44}$H$_{90}$ | n-tetratetracontano | |
| 45 | 8227162372221203 | 3773978539594435261 | C$_{45}$H$_{92}$ | n-pentatetracontano | |
| 46 | 21921834086683418 | 1,17454674499017×10$^{19}$ | C$_{46}$H$_{94}$ | n-esatetracontano | |
| 47 | 58481806621987010 | 3,65973634249825×10$^{19}$ | C$_{47}$H$_{96}$ | n-eptatetracontano | |
| 48 | 156192366474590639 | 1,14160680977903×10$^{20}$ | C$_{48}$H$_{98}$ | n-ottatetracontano | |
| 49 | 417612400765382272 | 3,56492605035317×10$^{20}$ | C$_{49}$H$_{100}$ | n-nonatetracontano | |
| 50 | 1117743651746953270 | 1,11437894744930×10$^{21}$ | C$_{50}$H$_{102}$ | n-pentacontano | |
| 51 | 2994664179967370611 | 3,48695195511947×10$^{21}$ | C$_{51}$H$_{104}$ | n-enpentacontano | |
| 52 | 8031081780535296591 | 1,09212674104354×10$^{22}$ | C$_{52}$H$_{106}$ | n-dopentacontano | |
| 53 | 2,15577719135726×10$^{19}$ | 3,42372129990732×10$^{22}$ | C$_{53}$H$_{108}$ | n-tripentacontano | |
| 54 | 5,79191808731484×10$^{19}$ | 1,07425456458975×10$^{23}$ | C$_{54}$H$_{110}$ | n-tetrapentacontano | |
| 55 | 1,55745431857550×10$^{20}$ | 3,37353654348452×10$^{23}$ | C$_{55}$H$_{112}$ | n-pentapentacontano | |
| 56 | 4,19149571193412×10$^{20}$ | 1,06027803437626×10$^{24}$ | C$_{56}$H$_{114}$ | n-esapentacontano | |
| 57 | 1,12893957836133×10$^{21}$ | 3,33501408819192×10$^{24}$ | C$_{57}$H$_{116}$ | n-eptapentacontano | |
| 58 | 3,04304357190683×10$^{21}$ | 1,04980159528436×10$^{25}$ | C$_{58}$H$_{118}$ | n-ottapentacontano | |
| 59 | 8,20861536686375×10$^{21}$ | 3,30702230705762×10$^{25}$ | C$_{59}$H$_{120}$ | n-nonapentacontano | |
| 60 | 2,21587345357704×10$^{22}$ | 1,04250134336061×10$^{26}$ | C$_{60}$H$_{122}$ | n-esacontano | |
| 61 | 5,98580978477069×10$^{22}$ | 3,28863382009164×10$^{26}$ | C$_{61}$H$_{124}$ | n-enesacontano | |
| 62 | 1,61805725349297×10$^{23}$ | 1,03811173709570×10$^{27}$ | C$_{62}$H$_{126}$ | n-doesacontano | |
| 63 | 4,37671691526159×10$^{23}$ | 3,27908841257682×10$^{27}$ | C$_{63}$H$_{128}$ | n-triesacontano | |
| 64 | 1,18461618538531×10$^{24}$ | 1,03641522884615×10$^{28}$ | C$_{64}$H$_{130}$ | n-tetraesacontano | |
| 65 | 3,20828506618148×10$^{24}$ | 3,27776398697850×10$^{28}$ | C$_{65}$H$_{132}$ | n-pentaesacontano | |
| 66 | 8,69413071202487×10$^{24}$ | 1,03723411195159×10$^{29}$ | C$_{66}$H$_{134}$ | n-esaesacontano | |
| 67 | 2,35737961344482×10$^{25}$ | 3,28415364073692×10$^{29}$ | C$_{67}$H$_{136}$ | n-eptaesacontano | |
| 68 | 6,39551595273481×10$^{25}$ | 1,04042406553793×10$^{30}$ | C$_{68}$H$_{138}$ | n-ottaesacontano | |
| 69 | 1,73603007393950×10$^{26}$ | 3,29784745978795×10$^{30}$ | C$_{69}$H$_{140}$ | n-nonaesacontano | |
| 70 | 4,71484798515330×10$^{26}$ | 1,04586901217870×10$^{31}$ | C$_{70}$H$_{142}$ | n-eptacontano | |
| 71 | 1,28115131576464×10$^{27}$ | 3,31851797512264×10$^{31}$ | C$_{71}$H$_{144}$ | n-eneptacontano | |
| 72 | 3,48296574914069×10$^{27}$ | 1,05347699979053×10$^{32}$ | C$_{72}$H$_{146}$ | n-doeptacontano | |
| 73 | 9,47344738680449×10$^{27}$ | 3,34590848928408×10$^{32}$ | C$_{73}$H$_{148}$ | n-trieptacontano | |
| 74 | 2,57793062389544×10$^{28}$ | 1,06317688936105×10$^{33}$ | C$_{74}$H$_{150}$ | n-tetraeptacontano | |
| 75 | 7,01832115122141×10$^{28}$ | 3,37982367012913×10$^{33}$ | C$_{75}$H$_{152}$ | n-pentaeptacontano | |
| 76 | 1,91156381393249×10$^{29}$ | 1,07491568187130×10$^{34}$ | C$_{76}$H$_{154}$ | n-esaeptacontano | |
| 77 | 5,20874195248907×10$^{29}$ | 3,42012195021483×10$^{34}$ | C$_{77}$H$_{156}$ | n-eptaeptacontano | |
| 78 | 1,41990891534395×10$^{30}$ | 1,08865635628610×10$^{35}$ | C$_{78}$H$_{158}$ | n-ottaeptacontano | |
| 79 | 3,87228257513701×10$^{30}$ | 3,46670937556328×10$^{35}$ | C$_{79}$H$_{160}$ | n-nonaeptacontano | |
| 80 | 1,05644769069467×10$^{31}$ | 1,10437611939016×10$^{36}$ | C$_{80}$H$_{162}$ | n-ottacontano | |
| 81 | 2,88336094362773×10$^{31}$ | 3,51953462699296×10$^{36}$ | C$_{81}$H$_{164}$ | n-enottacontano | |
| 82 | 7,87255854643910×10$^{31}$ | 1,12206499012211×10$^{37}$ | C$_{82}$H$_{166}$ | n-doottacontano | |
| 83 | 2,15027809474797×10$^{32}$ | 3,57858499756067×10$^{37}$ | C$_{83}$H$_{168}$ | n-triottacontano | |
| 84 | 5,87531723826577×10$^{32}$ | 1,14172465774427×10$^{38}$ | C$_{84}$H$_{170}$ | n-tetraottacontano | |
| 85 | 1,60591377849471×10$^{33}$ | 3,64388315587311×10$^{38}$ | C$_{85}$H$_{172}$ | n-pentaottacontano | |
| 86 | 4,39100290809332×10$^{33}$ | 1,16336756600997×10$^{39}$ | C$_{86}$H$_{174}$ | n-esaottacontano | |
| 87 | 1,20102579077569×10$^{34}$ | 3,71548456067735×10$^{39}$ | C$_{87}$H$_{176}$ | n-eptaottacontano | |
| 88 | 3,28612955581209×10$^{34}$ | 1,18701618541837×10$^{40}$ | C$_{88}$H$_{178}$ | n-ottaottacontano | |
| 89 | 8,99409590248916×10$^{34}$ | 3,79347541983580×10$^{40}$ | C$_{89}$H$_{180}$ | n-nonaottacontano | |
| 90 | 2,46245150242821×10$^{35}$ | 1,21270244338682×10$^{41}$ | C$_{90}$H$_{182}$ | n-nonacontano | |
| 91 | 6,74391606297983×10$^{35}$ | 3,87797110845861×10$^{41}$ | C$_{91}$H$_{184}$ | n-ennonacontano | |
| 92 | 1,84751504801261×10$^{36}$ | 1,24046728824609×10$^{42}$ | C$_{92}$H$_{186}$ | n-dononacontano | |
| 93 | 5,06281811212116×10$^{36}$ | 3,96911497803001×10$^{42}$ | C$_{93}$H$_{188}$ | n-trinonacontano | |
| 94 | 1,38778575295845×10$^{37}$ | 1,27036036776471×10$^{43}$ | C$_{94}$H$_{190}$ | n-tetranonacontano | |
| 95 | 3,80518360708038×10$^{37}$ | 4,06707750189460×10$^{43}$ | C$_{95}$H$_{192}$ | n-pentanonacontano | |
| 96 | 1,04363664561059×10$^{38}$ | 1,30243980672744×10$^{44}$ | C$_{96}$H$_{194}$ | n-esanonacontano | |
| 97 | 2,86312976836850×10$^{38}$ | 4,17205571326637×10$^{44}$ | C$_{97}$H$_{196}$ | n-eptanonacontano | |
| 98 | 7,85684759853088×10$^{38}$ | 1,33677207115080×10$^{45}$ | C$_{98}$H$_{198}$ | n-ottanonacontano | |
| 99 | 2,15659631984508×10$^{39}$ | 4,28427290059784×10$^{45}$ | C$_{99}$H$_{200}$ | n-nonanonacontano | |
| 100 | 5,92107203812581×10$^{39}$ | 1,37343190918329×10$^{47}$ | C$_{100}$H$_{202}$ | n-decacontano | |
| 101 | 1,62607500143337×10$^{40}$ | | C$_{101}$H$_{204}$ | n-endecacontano | |
| 102 | 4,46670631687268×10$^{40}$ | | C$_{102}$H$_{206}$ | n-dodecacontano | |
| 103 | 1,22726610195426×10$^{41}$ | | C$_{103}$H$_{208}$ | n-tridecacontano | |
| 104 | 3,37281538963752×10$^{41}$ | | C$_{104}$H$_{210}$ | n-tetradecacontano | |
| 105 | 9,27143441542280×10$^{41}$ | | C$_{105}$H$_{212}$ | n-pentadecacontano | |
| 106 | 2,54917652030591×10$^{42}$ | | C$_{106}$H$_{214}$ | n-esadecacontano | |
| 107 | 7,01051065630088×10$^{42}$ | | C$_{107}$H$_{216}$ | n-eptadecacontano | |
| 108 | 1,92838773361102×10$^{43}$ | | C$_{108}$H$_{218}$ | n-ottadecacontano | |
| 109 | 5,30557278101059×10$^{43}$ | | C$_{109}$H$_{220}$ | n-nonadecacontano | |
| 110 | 1,46002972524313×10$^{44}$ | | C$_{110}$H$_{222}$ | n-decadecacontano | |
| 111 | 4,01865724190509×10$^{44}$ | | C$_{111}$H$_{224}$ | n-endecadecacontano | |
| 112 | 1,10633962543222×10$^{45}$ | | C$_{112}$H$_{226}$ | n-dodecadecacontano | |
| 113 | 3,04636987596851×10$^{45}$ | | C$_{113}$H$_{228}$ | n-tridecadecacontano | |
| 114 | 8,38999942017075×10$^{45}$ | | C$_{114}$H$_{230}$ | n-tetradecadecacontano | |
| 115 | 2,31113265930118×10$^{46}$ | | C$_{115}$H$_{232}$ | n-pentadecadecacontano | |
| 116 | 6,36751554673601×10$^{46}$ | | C$_{116}$H$_{234}$ | n-esadecadecacontano | |
| 117 | 1,75467195960063×10$^{47}$ | | C$_{117}$H$_{236}$ | n-eptadecadecacontano | |
| 118 | 4,83616671898832×10$^{47}$ | | C$_{118}$H$_{238}$ | n-ottadecadecacontano | |
| 119 | 1,33316731232142×10$^{48}$ | | C$_{119}$H$_{240}$ | n-nonadecadecacontano | |
| 120 | 3,67574018395043×10$^{48}$ | | C$_{120}$H$_{242}$ | n-eicosadecacontano | |