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Ethene vs Propyne - What's the difference?

ethene | propyne |

As nouns the difference between ethene and propyne

is that ethene is ethene while propyne is (organic compound) the alkyne hc≡c-ch3.

ethene

English

Noun

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  • (organic compound) The official IUPAC name for the organic chemical compound ethylene. The simplest alkene, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C2H4.

    • Synonyms

    * ethylene

    Derived terms

    * polyethene * polythene (UK)

    propyne

    English

    (wikipedia propyne)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) the alkyne HC?C-CH3

    • Synonyms

    * allylene * methylacetylene

    See also

    * (l)