Definition of Propene

1. Noun. A flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis.

Exact synonyms: Propylene
Generic synonyms: Gas

Definition of Propene

1. n. Same as Propylene.

Definition of Propene

1. Noun. (organic compound) The official IUPAC name for the organic chemical compound propylene. An alkene which is a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C3H6. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Propene

1. a flammable gas [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Propene

propelling pencils
propellor
propellor head
propellors
propelment
propelments
propels
propenal
propenals
propenamide
propenamides
propend
propended
propending
propends
propene (current term)
propenes
propenoate
propenoates
propenoic
propenoic acid
propenol
propenols
propenone
propenonitrile
propense
propensenesse
propension
propensions
propensities

Literary usage of Propene

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Manuel of the Chemistry of the Carbon Compounds: Or, Organic Chemistry by Carl Schorlemmer (1874)
"That which is obtained in a small quantity consists of common propene dibromide, formed according to the following reaction :— CH, ..."

2. A Manuel of the Chemistry of the Carbon Compounds: Or, Organic Chemistry by Carl Schorlemmer (1874)
"propene Glycol C3H6(OH)2 is obtained from propene dibromide by a reaction similar to that by which ethene dibromide is converted into ethene glycol. ..."

3. A Textbook of Organic Chemistry by Joseph Scudder Chamberlain (1921)
"tion in which the phenyl group is substituted in propene. ... Phenyl propene This is exactly analogous to the isomerism of the halogen ..."

4. Fownes Manual of Chemistry, Theoretical and Practical: A New American from by George Fownes (1885)
"The names and formula? of the known members of the olefine series are given in the following table : — Ethene or Ethylene ...... C2H4 propene or ..."

5. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"Analyses and nmr data are given in Table II. 1.2-liis(.Vmf ro|ilu-nyl)-l-propene. A reaction mixture containing 0.10 mol of ..."

6. A Manual of Elementary Chemistry, Theoretical and Practical by George Fownes (1869)
"Thus the ethene and propene glycols probably differ m constitution in the manner shown by the following formulae ..."

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