Alkenes

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Alkenes are both economically important and chemically interesting. They are much more reactive than alkanes because of the presence of the C=C bond. Thanks to this reactivity it is possible to convert alkenes to many other useful compounds.

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Tutorials

• Electrophilic addition: audio tutorial

Webguides

• Guide to the chemistry of alkenes
• A simple animation of electrophilic addition
• Electrophilic addition

Recently Asked Questions

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Tests

• Alkenes (AS)

updated: 02 March 2006