Citations:ethane


 * Compounds of the methane-ethane-propane series are called saturated hydrocarbons because the carbon valencies are all saturatedwith hydrogen.
 * In ethane all six hydrogen atoms are identically situated and hence equivalent, and only one monosubstitution product is possible.
 * In ethane all six hydrogen atoms are identically situated and hence equivalent, and only one monosubstitution product is possible.