alkene; olefin
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alkene; olefin; unsaturated open-chain hydrocarbon containing carbon-carbon double bonds
technicalA chemistry term referring to acyclic hydrocarbons with at least one carbon-carbon double bond. The simplest example is ethene (ethylene, C₂H₄). When containing multiple double bonds, they are called dienes, trienes, etc.
Yǐ乙
xī烯
shì是
zuì最
jiǎn简
dān单
de的
xī烯
tīng烃
。
Ethene is the simplest alkene.
Xī烯
tīng烃
fèn分
zǐ子
zhōng中
hán含
yǒu有
tàn碳
tàn碳
shuāng双
jiàn键
，
róng容
yì易
fā发
shēng生
jiā加
chéng成
fǎn反
yìng应
。
Alkene molecules contain carbon-carbon double bonds and readily undergo addition reactions.
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Dīng丁
èr二
xī烯
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
zhòng重
yào要
de的
gòng共
è轭
èr二
xī烯
tīng烃
，
kě可
yòng用
yú于
hé合
chéng成
xiàng橡
jiāo胶
。
Butadiene is an important conjugated diene used for synthetic rubber production.