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Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles And Techniques

Question
CBSEENCH11007488

What are alkenes? Give the IUPAC and common names of few members of alkenes. 

Solution

Alkenes are unsaturated hydrocrbons containing >C = C< bond in their molecules. These are represented by the general formula, straight C subscript straight n straight H subscript 2 straight n end subscript. Here n may  have the value 2, 3, 4....
The IUPAC and common names of few important are: