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Cycloalkane

a subclass of aliphatic hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH2n, where the chain of constituent carbon atoms connects to produce a ring structure (with or without side chains) containing only single bonds; also known as cycloparaffin or, historically, naphthene. 

DISCUSSION—Naphthenes should not be confused with the term ‘naphthalenes,’ which can be used to refer to a subclass of polyaromatic hydrocarbons which is based on naphthalene.

Committee
Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASTM E3197-23 Standard Terminology Relating to Examination of Fire Debris. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, 2023. Source link
Reprinted, with permission, from ASTM, copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428. A copy of the complete standard may be purchased from ASTM International, https://www.astm.org