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Aliphatic Hydrocarbons: Alkanes, Alkenes, & Alkynes
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Alkenes
Contain at
least one
carbon-carbon
double
bond
Alkenes
a.k.a. olefins
Classified as unsaturated hydrocarbons
suffix:
-ene
The
general formula for an alkene with n carbons is
CnH2n.
Geometric
Isomers
Compounds which describes certain arrangements of atoms within molecules.
Also known as
cis-trans isomerism
Cis-isomer
Two particular
atoms
or group of
atoms
are adjacent to each other
Reactions of Alkenes
Hydrogenation
Hydrogenation
Addition reaction; two hydrogen atoms are added across the double bond of an alkene, resulting in a saturated alkane.
A)
Alkene to alkane
1
Trans
-isomer
Two groups
are across each other
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