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Let’s Study What Basically an Alkene is?
Butene – Definition: An alkene is an organic molecule that contains a carbon-carbon double bond. Alkenes are unsaturated hydrocarbons, meaning they have at least one double bond in their molecular structure. The simplest alkene is ethylene, which is composed of two carbon atoms connected by a double bond. Alkenes found in a variety of natural and synthetic products, including plastics, detergents, and pesticides.
Butene Formula
Butene has the chemical formula C4H8. It is a colorless, flammable gas with a faint, sweet odor. Butene used in the production of plastics, rubber, and also detergents.
Butene Structure
It is a hydrocarbon that has the chemical formula C4H8. It is a colorless gas with a faint petroleum odor. However the butene is a component of natural gas and is also produced as a by-product of petroleum refining.
Preparation of Butene
Butene prepared by the dehydrohalogenation of 2-bromobutane. The butene is then purified by distillation.
Isomers of Butene
There are two isomers of butene, which are 2-butene and 3-butene.
Properties of Structural Isomers of Butene
Butene has two structural isomers: cis-butene and trans-butene.
- The cis-butene molecule has the atoms of the carbon chain on the same side of the double bond.
- Therefore the trans-butene molecule has the atoms of the carbon chain on opposite sides of the double bond.
- The cis-butene molecule is more stable than the trans-butene molecule.
