CHEM 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Ethane, Propene, Benzene

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Alkenes are hydrocarbons containing a c=c bond. Hydrocarbons containing a c=c bond are called alkenes. The name of an alkene is that of the parent alkane with ene replacing the ane suffix. In some cases an older name is also used; for instance ethane is sometimes called ethylene and propene and propylene. Double bonds are stronger than single bonds, approximately twice as strong. When two carbon atoms are connected by a double bond, the carbon atoms and the four atoms attached to the carbons all lie in the same plane. The bond angles about either carbon atoms are all 120 degree contrasted to the tetrahedral bond angles of 109. 5 degrees about carbon atoms with four attached substituents. Hydrocarbons containing a c=c bond are much more reactive than those containing only c-c bonds. Alkenes can be converted into many other materials such as plastics.

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