Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry - Terminal alkene

Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

Terminal alkene: An alkene in which the carbon-carbon pi bond is at the end of the carbon chain.

Internal Alkenes

Z-2-Pentene		1,1-Dichloro-E-2-butene		1-Methyl cyclohexene

Terminal Alkenes

1-Pentene		1,1-Dichloro-1-butene		Methylene cyclohexane

Related terms: Internal alkyne, terminal alkyne, monosubstituted alkene, disubstituted alkene, trisubstituted alkene, tetrasubstituted alkene, cis alkene, trans alkene
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