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Alkene

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Hydrocarbon that has some double bond between carbon atoms. The simpliest alkene is ethene, which is also knows as ethylene:

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Alkenes are stable compounds, but are more reactive than alkanes. Some of their reactions are vinyl polymerization and addition, for example addition of gaseous chlorine.

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