Olefins

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Examples of olefins
Example of the olefin on ethene
Ethene
Example of the olefin on cyclohexene
Cyclohexene
Example of the olefin on 1,2-pentadiene
1,4-pentadiene

Olefins is a generic term used especially in the petrochemical industry for all acyclic and cyclic hydrocarbons with one or more carbon-carbon double bonds . Aromatic compounds are excluded from this . All alkenes , cycloalkenes and polyenes are considered olefins .

The term “olefins” is supposedly derived from the French expression “gaz oléfiant” (oil-forming gas), which was intended for ethene because the reaction of ethene and chlorine produces “oily” 1,2-dichloroethane .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry on olefins . In: IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology (the “Gold Book”) . doi : 10.1351 / goldbook.O04281 Version: 2.3.3.
  2. ↑ Entry on dichloroethane. In: Römpp Online . Georg Thieme Verlag, accessed on June 8, 2014.