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CYCLOPARAFFINS
Alicyclic hydrocarbons in which three or more of the carbon atoms in everymolecule are united in a ring structure and every of the ringcarbon atoms is joined to twohydrogen atoms or alkyl groups. The simplest members are cyclopropane (c3h6), cyclobutane (c4h8), cyclohexane (c6h12), and derivatives of these such as methylcyclohexane (c6h11ch3).