Description of acyclic and cyclic carbon compounds

1.	Description of acyclic and cyclic carbon compounds
Answer» Acyclic compoundThese are known as aliphatic compounds. They consist of straight chain or branched compounds.ExampleCyclic CompoundsAlicyclic Compounds:\xa0Alicyclic (aliphatic cyclic) compounds contain carbon atoms joined in the form of a ringHomo-cyclic\xa0: Only Carbon atoms in the ringsHeterocyclic\xa0: Sometimes we have atom other than carbon in the ring also<br>Cyclic compounds are those which have a closed chain... i.e. no end or starting.... it is also called aromatic compounds... E.g. Benzene

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