- In
organic chemistry, an
alkene, or olefin, is a
hydrocarbon containing a carbon–carbon
double bond. The
double bond may be
internal or in the terminal...
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organic chemistry,
terminal alkenes (alpha-olefins, α-olefins, or 1-
alkenes) are a
family of
organic compounds which are
alkenes (also
known as olefins) with...
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Pyramidal alkenes are
alkenes in
which the two
carbon atoms making up the
double bond are not
coplanar with
their four substituents. This deformation...
- temperature. Thus,
trans alkenes,
which are less
polar and more symmetrical, have
lower boiling points and
higher melting points, and cis
alkenes,
which are generally...
- In enzymology, an
alkene monooxygenase (EC 1.14.13.69) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction propene + NADH + H+ + O2 ⇌{\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons...
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molecules with
multiple double bonds, it is
sometimes necessary to
indicate the
alkene location for each E or Z symbol. For example, the
chemical name of alitretinoin...
- and
Giulio Natta, is a
catalyst used in the
synthesis of
polymers of 1-
alkenes (alpha-olefins). Two
broad classes of Ziegler–Natta
catalysts are emplo****...
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engines for
their higher octane rating. Trans-
alkenes are
about 1 kcal/mol more
stable than cis-
alkenes. An
example of this
effect is cis- vs trans-2-butene...
- ketones, and
carboxylic acids. The
reaction is
predominantly applied to
alkenes, but
alkynes and azo
compounds are also
susceptible to cleavage. The outcome...
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reacts preferentially at the
disubstituted alkene,
whereas epoxidation with
mCPBA occurs at the
trisubstituted alkene. In
another synthetic method Markovnikov...
