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Alkene vs Olefin - What's the difference?

alkene | olefin |

In organic chemistry terms the difference between alkene and olefin

is that alkene is an unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds while olefin is any of a class of unsaturated open-chain hydrocarbons such as ethylene; an alkene with only one carbon-carbon double bond.

alkene

English

(wikipedia alkene)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) An unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds.

    • See also

    * alkyne * ethylene

    olefin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of a class of unsaturated open-chain hydrocarbons such as ethylene; an alkene with only one carbon-carbon double bond.

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