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Olefin vs Crossmetathesis - What's the difference?

olefin | crossmetathesis |

In organic chemistry terms the difference between olefin and crossmetathesis

is that olefin is any of a class of unsaturated open-chain hydrocarbons such as ethylene; an alkene with only one carbon-carbon double bond while crossmetathesis is the reaction of two terminal olefins with the release of 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.

    • Anagrams

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    crossmetathesis

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    Alternative forms

    * cross metathesis

    Noun

    (crossmetatheses)
  • (organic chemistry) The reaction of two terminal olefins with the release of ethylene
    • R-CH=CH2 + CH2=CH-R' => R-CH=CH-R' + CH2=CH2

    See also

    * ethenolysis (the reverse reaction)