saturated compound
Organic compound, such as propane, that contains only single covalent bonds. Alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons that contain only carbon to carbon single bonds. Saturated organic compounds can only undergo further reaction by substitution reactions, as in the production of chloropropane from propane.
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