Hydrocarbons are carbon compounds that simply include carbon and hydrogen.
Saturated hydrocarbons
Saturated hydrocarbons do not have a double or triple bond to undergo an addition reaction They can generally undergo a substitution reaction where one atom is replaced with another group.
Saturated hydrocarbons are relatively inert in the presence of most reagents. However, in the presence of sunlight, chlorine is rapidly added to hydrocarbons.
A saturated hydrocarbon might have a linear, branched, or ring-shaped structure.
Examples of saturated hydrocarbons are alkanes. Alkanes include propane, and butane.