Alkene Definition

ălkēn
noun
Any of a series of unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbons with a carbon-carbon double bond, having the general formula Cn H2n .
American Heritage
Any of a series of unsaturated open-chain hydrocarbons containing a double bond and having the general formula CnH2n: these compounds are sometimes said to be in the ethylene or olefin series.
Webster's New World

(organic chemistry) An unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds.

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Noun

Singular:
alkene
Plural:
alkenes

Origin of Alkene

  • alk(yl) –ene

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Alkene Sentence Examples

  • Know that alkanes can be cracked into smaller alkanes and an alkene.

  • In each case, the alkene has a boiling point which is a small number of degrees lower than the corresponding alkane.

  • This page guides you through the mechanism for the acid catalyzed dehydration of a simple alcohol like ethanol to give an alkene like ethene.

  • So for an non-symmetrical alkene like propene, you would expect the majority reaction to be.. .

  • One version is simplified to bring it into line with the other alkene electrophilic addition mechanisms.

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AALALK

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ENEENE

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