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CYCLIC OLEFIN [1 record]

Record 1 2001-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
DEF

cycloolefins: Unsaturated monocyclic hydrocarbons having any number of double bonds, with the exclusion of benzene.

OBS

Not to be confused with "cyclene" (q.v.), which refers to cyclic hydrocarbons having the general formula CnH2n-2.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
DEF

cyclooléfines : Hydrocarbures monocycliques insaturés ayant un nombre indéterminé de doubles liaisons, à l'exclusion du benzène.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «cyclène» (voir aussi cette fiche) qui désigne un hydrocarbure cyclique de formule générale CnH2n-2 ayant une double liaison.

Spanish

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