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Alkene

A compound that consists of only carbon and hydrogen, that contains at least one carbon-carbon double bond.

Alkene names end with -ene.

ethylene: CH₂=CH₂

1-propene: CH₂=CH₂CH

Such a compound is said to be an unsaturated compound.

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