Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
ene
Noun
/iːn/
Definition
Ene refers to a type of hydrocarbon that contains a carbon-carbon double bond.
Examples
- Ethylene is the simplest example of an ‘ene’.
- In the compound propene, the ‘ene’ indicates the presence of a double bond.
- The chemist studied various ‘enes’ to understand their reactivity.
Meaning
In organic chemistry, the term ‘ene’ typically denotes alkenes, which are unsaturated hydrocarbons with at least one double bond between carbon atoms.
Synonyms
- Alkene
- Unsaturated hydrocarbon
