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esters are aliphatic because they have open

chains of carbon.
Aliphatic Hydrocarbons are hydrocarbons which
do not contain a benzene ring. Examples Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes2. Aromatic
hydrocarbons are hydrocarbons which contain
one or more benzene rings. The name of the
class comes from the fact that many of them have
strong, pungent aromas.Examples - Benzene,
Benzoic acid, Phenol

aliphatic compounds are hydrocarbon


chains - strings of carbon atoms connected
to each other with hydrogen atoms hanging
off the sides of the chain. aromatic
compounds are rings - so take the chain
and connect the two ends together to form
a continuous loop. one exception for the
definition of aliphatic side chain is Proline

which also has aliphatic side chain but the


its side chain is bonded to both carbon and
nitrogen.

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