Alkenes

• Alkenes


  Hydrocarbons containing a carbon to carbon double bond
• Alkenes


  • Alkanes are a homologous series with the general formula CnH2n
  • They are commonly used as fuels
  • Unsaturated refers to the presence of a double bond
  • They are insoluble in water
• Number of Carbon atoms

  • 1
  • 2
• M


  Number of carbon atoms
• Name


  • Ethene
  • Prop-1-en
  • But-1-ene
• Shortened Structural Formula


  • C=C
  • C=C-C
  • -C=C-